Posters, with which We Won... (From the Collection of the Russian State Library)

Abstract

The years of the Great Patriotic War demonstrated the most striking and rapid development of the domestic poster art. In that difficult time for the country the posters were created not only by the masters of graphics, but also by the masters of painting and sculptural art schools. In the severe conditions there were born masterpieces, without which it became impossible to imagine figuratively-historical outline of the war years. Along with the songs, front-line photographs and newsreels, the posters occupied its special place in the memory of participants of the tragic events and continue to excite the modern audiences, providing spiritual connection and affinity of generations.