Religion Shadow USSR

£120.00

Original vintage Cold War period Soviet anti religious propaganda poster - Step over the ominous shadow Religion to people, to a happy and joyful day! - featuring an old man in shades of green and black standing with a bible in his pocket and his arms outstretched to form the shadow of a cross marked Религия/ Religion in front of an old lady and her grand child to block them from joining the smiling people walking to various educational and cultural activities at a theatre, club, House of Pioneers (the Soviet equivalent of the Boy Scouts / Girl Guides) and planetarium in the background. Horizontal. Good condition, minor staining at left margin and minor tears at left side.

Country

Russia

Year

1970s

Style

Propaganda Posters

Artist

E. Sheglov

Size (cm)

48x66.5