This poster is by Valentin Scherbakov and was made in Moscow circa 1924, the visible slogan is from Marx and Engels, 1884 Manifesto of the Communist Party. The photo of Lenin is from the Russian Civil war, as he is addressing his red troops on May 5th 1920.

After Lenins death, there was a massive Lenin Cult propaganda campagin in preperation for the far greater Stalin Cult, which occured in the 1930s, and the idea was that Stalin would become 'The Lenin of Today'.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution we have curated a new range in conjunction with Tate.

Russian Revolutionary Posters tells the story of the development of the Soviet poster, from the revolutionary period through to the death of Stalin, revealing the way in which tumultuous events within the Soviet Union were matched by equally dramatic shifts in graphic art and design.

This poster collection of poster images is drawn from David King‰۪s own unparalleled collection now in trust with the Tate. David King was one of the world's foremost experts on Soviet art and himself an internationally acclaimed graphic designer.