"Russian poster" [NMLH.1994.168.322]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.322

Object Name
Poster

Title
Magnitagorsk

Date
1934

Description
Printed poster from the Soviet Union.

This poster is a typical Socialist Realist design, showing two working men in front of industrial machinary. There is a band of text at the bottom, written in Cyrillic and a hand-written note attached reading "Magnitagorsk", which is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk, Russia, a city specialising in Iron and Steel works.