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Availability: Discontinued
Trade code: 51577

Vintage poster "Long live the invincible flag of the great October" - 1950s

Price 39.90 лв.
  • Do you know where the sickle and hammer symbol comes from? After the creation of the USSR in 1922, there was a need for new symbols of the new state. The sickle is the symbol of the peasantry, the hammer is the symbol of the proletariat. Since the whole ideology of the new system that "conquered" the country in 1917 was built on the theory of equality between classes, the unification of the two symbols became the sign, coat of arms and symbol of communism. The new symbols of Soviet power were legalized by the 1924 constitution.

    This poster reads "Long live the invincible flag of the Great October, the flag of Marxism-Leninism ...", but the historical truth is that there is no such flag. After the October Revolution Lenin and Lunacharski announce a competition for a sign of the new system. The winner of the competition is Evgeny Kamzolkin, who creates the image of a sickle and knocks on the globe.

    On this propaganda poster we see a sickle and a hammer on the red flag, which leads the peoples in their struggle for victory and peace. The poster has technical notes that indicate its size and instructions for printing. It was printed in the State Enterprise "Georgi Dimitrov" Sofia in a circulation of 5,000 copies. The style of the image is typical of the late 50s of last century.

  • • Size: 31 x 66 cm
    • Year: 50s
    • Publisher: DI "Science and Art"
    • Circulation: 5000 pcs.
  • Elephant Bookstore is pleased to offer vintage products with proven origins. In the Elephant Bookstore you can find original posters and posters (poster art is our passion) since the early 20th century, books, documents and many other types of items directly related to our recent past.

    The original vintage item, this one included, is an example of a wonderful non-standard gift. In fact, our vintage products without exception fall into the category of "non-standard gifts". It is rare to find a product on our market that has such an individual spirit and carries so much history in it.

    We call our vintage gifts exclusive, original (and not only because the products are not reproductions, but really original) and non-traditional, but also successful. The vintage gift is rare, necessarily special, always demonstrates an individual attitude and of course very often guarantees success.