Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.28
Object Name
Poster
Title
Russia 1917
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters.This is a black, red and white poster. Using the collage format 4 pairs of photos are lined up on the left side of the poster. And on the right side of the poster it says âThey come from the machines, from the land and the washtubs. Under red kerchiefs. Tucking in the sreands og women delegates.
Elected to build and govern. Mayakovskyâand âOn International Women's Day, February 23, at the call of the Petrograd Bolshevik Committee, working women came out in the streets to demonstrate against starvation, war and tsardom. The Petrograd workers supported the demonstration of the working women by a citywide strike movement. The political strike began to grow into a general political demonstration against the tsarist system. On February 25 the whole of working -class Petrograd had joined the revolutionary movement. Demonstrations and clashes with the police took place every-where. Over the masses of workers floated red ban ners bearing the slogans: "Down with the tsar! "Down with war!" "We want bread!"
