HISTORIC MILITARIA & WARTIME COLLECTIBLES

A SOVIET PROPAGANDA POSTER BY ALEXANDER KRUCHINA

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $150 - $200

Buyer's premium: 25%

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Artist Alexander Kruchina (1905–1987). Moscow, 1958. The main inscription: "Da zdravstvuyut oveyannye slavoy pobed doblestnye sovetskiye vooruzhennye sily, stoyashiye na strazhe bezopasnosti nashey Rodiny" [“Long live the gallant Soviet armed forces covered with the glory of victory, standing guard over the security of our Motherland”]. Depicted are a soldier, a sailor and a pilot, as well as the shining Order of Victory. The print “Signal instance” means that this is the first copy of the poster that was sent to the publisher as a model. Offset print on paper.

Dimensions : 17.25 X 23 in.

Condition : Good condition with weak folds.