Description of the Soviet poster “If you will not read books, you will soon forget the letter”

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2. Description of the Soviet poster “Chatterbox – a find for a spy”The phrase: “Keep your mouth shut” is known to everyone. It was used before, it is valuable now. In the last century during the war it was very important to keep silent about what you know. After all, having chatted out foolishly, it was possible to reveal the secret of another person or some kind […]...
3. Description of the Soviet poster “Be Vigilant”Our country has always been famous for a very powerful industry, army. We have much to be proud of. The secrets of our strength and glory can not unravel to this day. Keep the secrets and be vigilant, even urged the Soviet government. What we can see on the bright propaganda posters of those times. […]...
4. Description of the Soviet poster “How he worked, and earned”Poster from the series, calling on the Soviet people to work, a healthy lifestyle, honesty. Such propaganda posters could be seen several decades ago throughout the territory of our country. Somewhere in the old buildings they still hang, warming the soul with memories of the years lived in the USSR. In recent years, the fashion […]...
5. Description of the Soviet poster “I do not drink”The topic of alcohol has always been sick for our country. Since since ancient times in Russia they loved to drink. Drinking is a vice that is capable of destroying not only the life of the person who drinks it, but also causes irreparable harm to others. After all, if there is a drinker in […]...
6. Description of the Soviet poster “Ready for Labor and Defense”One of the remarkable features of the Soviet era was the desire for a healthy lifestyle. He was promoted through loud slogans, television, public meetings and, of course, through propaganda posters. It was a whole world that reflected the essence and meaning of the Soviet government, which wanted to bring the country to the highest […]...
7. Description of the Soviet poster “Everything for the front! All for victory! “The Great Patriotic War is a whole epoch for our country. These hard years have shown how powerful our country is. The war rallied all the Russian people, no one remained indifferent around the world. Despite all the litigation, harsh conditions, endless battles, hopeless days, we were able to withstand, to prove our strength and […]...
8. Description of the Soviet poster “Night work is not an obstacle”One of the strengths of the Soviet government was a powerful agitation policy. Loud slogans were made from the stands, which were information weapons. They strongly motivated citizens, set the society to the correct thinking. Soviet people remember all these campaign slogans to this day. Of course, posters played a huge role in this policy. […]...
9. Description of the Soviet poster “Warrior of the Red Army, save!”The Great Patriotic War is one of the most difficult stages in the history of our country. Cruelty and bloodshed destroyed many cities, thousands of people died and were left homeless and relatives. Five years of war for the people of that time were the most difficult in their lives. To raise the morale of […]...
10. Description of the Soviet poster “Peace, Labor, May”Soviet poster art of a social nature is a very diverse and multifaceted phenomenon. Over the years of its existence, the most important events in the history of the Soviet Union served as its background. In the first years for the young state, the main struggle in most posters of that time was the class […]...
11. Description of the Soviet poster “BAM – building of the century”The Soviet poster owes its development not only to the ideological orders of the party. He always vividly and promptly responded to the most diverse landmark events in the life of society. In the early years of the new state, which arose on the ruins of the fallen Russian Empire, the works of the founders […]...
12. Description of the Soviet poster “Defend Moscow!”The Great Patriotic War became for the Soviet poster art the real catalyst for the most active development. A common leitmotif of posters of that time was a clear expression of the idea being conveyed, powerful persuasiveness of images and the highest level of patriotic pathos. Even after more than half a century, the works […]...
13. Description of the Soviet poster “mercilessly crush and destroy the enemy!”The Great Patriotic War greatly influenced the poster art on the territory of the Soviet Union. Naturally, the main theme then was the opposition to the enemy in the face of the hated Nazi Germany. However, it is very interesting to trace how the enemy was depicted on posters of that time. Our generation, who […]...
14. Description of the Soviet poster “We won!”The struggle of the Soviet people against the Nazi occupiers was a long four years. In 1945, it was clear that the victorious end was not far off. By that time, the territory of the Soviet Union had already been completely liberated from Hitler’s troops, but the Red Army could not stop at that. Those […]...
15. Description of the Soviet poster “Motherland is calling!”Motherland is one of the most famous propaganda posters in the history of the Soviet Union. The history of its creation is very simple, but it is no less entertaining. The poster was born in the first days that have passed since the Nazi troops attacked the Hitler Third Reich against the Soviet Union. The […]...
16. Description of the Soviet poster “Drink water native Dnieper”1943 – a turning point in the entire Great Patriotic War. In that year, they finally succeeded in what, two years ago, the Soviet people could only dream of – the Red Army was able to ward off the lands of eastern Ukraine from the enemy. Kharkiv, Zaporozhye and other major cities of the Ukrainian […]...
17. Description of the Soviet poster “Do not chat!”The Great Patriotic War was not only at the front, but also in the rear. Millions of Soviet citizens worked tirelessly for the benefit of the Red Army, providing it with ammunition, ammunition, necessary equipment and provisions. Medical units took seriously wounded soldiers, trying as quickly as possible to put them in order. Many industrial […]...
18. Description of the Soviet poster “Have you volunteered?”One of the first and most famous examples of Soviet poster art in Soviet Russia was the poster under the eloquent title “Did you enroll as volunteers?”. It was created in 1920 by one of the founders of poster painting in the Soviet lands, Dmitry Orlov, who created and worked under the pseudonym Dmitry Moor. […]...
19. Description of the Soviet poster “Reach Berlin!”May 1945 was a bright month for the entire Soviet people. It was then that the capital of one of the most terrible and dangerous states in the history of mankind, the Third Reich, was taken to battle. The joy of seeing photos in newspapers in which Red Army soldiers Yegorov and Kantaria hoisted the […]...
20. Description of the painting by Vladimir Serov “V. I. Lenin proclaims Soviet power “Vladimir Serov’s painting “Lenin Proclaims Soviet Power” became the hallmark of social realism and the most important events in the history of the country. Millions of copies of the image were decorated with posters, school books and postage stamps. She brought the creator universal recognition and state award. The leader of the revolution is depicted […]...
21. Description of the painting by Igor Grabar “Lilac and forget-me-nots”The artist himself recalled that his still lifes always reflected the mood. Here is the picture “Lilac and forget-me-nots” (1904) – penetrated by sunlight, joy, lilac fragrance. Around a still-life it seems like a bright floral scent. Although I. Grabar himself was not very pleased with this picture. It seemed to him “boring and dry.” […]...
22. Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer “Love Letter”After the death of Jan Vermeer, his paintings were highly appreciated. Despite the fact that during his lifetime he was known, he was known as an expert in art, he died in poverty and debt. His wife was forced to abandon the inheritance – it helped pay off with creditors. The artist has been forgotten. […]...
23. Description of the painting by Alexander Laktionov “Letter from the front”Laktionov is a Soviet artist, and the Letter from the Front is the most famous of his works, for which he received the Stalin Prize. It was conceived in 1944 after what happened to the artist’s history. In the Moscow region, where he and his family were evacuated, he met a wounded soldier, who, leaning […]...
24. Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer “A girl reading a letter at an open window”Jan Vermeer – artist from the Netherlands, master of genre portrait and household painting. About his life is almost unknown, most of the biography is based on assumptions. Despite this, he is judged by the paintings and is called one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. He had no pupils, […]...
25. Description of the painting by Ilya Repin “Cossacks writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan”The basis of the painting by Repin was the historical event of 1676. Then the Cossacks of the free Zaporizhian Sich guarded the country from the Turks. Sultan Mahmud IV sent a letter to the Zaporozhye Cossacks, where he offered to surrender to him without resistance. Wanting to frighten the Cossacks, the Turkish sultan gave […]...
26. Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Librarian”Giuseppe Archimboldo – an artist who lived in Italy in the 16th century, a painter at the court of the Habsburgs. He was a mysterious and original artist of the time, thanks to which he became famous. Neither the general public nor the experts can still fully solve the mystery of his painting. Today, his […]...
27. Illustration to the fairy tale “Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka” by Ivan BilibinEach of us remembers the wonderful Russian fairy tales that he read in childhood. Over time, they completely changed. People told them to each other, adding something of their own and thereby significantly enriching the overall content. Tales at first were not published. Only in the 17th century, in the second half, began to appear […]...
28. Description of the painting by Valentin Serov “Anna Pavlova”Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov was born and grew up in a creative environment. His parents formed a famous musical tandem: father is a composer and mother is a pianist. In their house people of art of the most different directions gathered. Noticing her son’s interest in the visual arts, his mother sent him to study in […]...
29. Description of the painting by Ivan Kulikov “The Old Man Reading” (Portrait of an Old Believer)I. S. Kulikov outstanding Russian portraitist. He painted not just portraits, but filled the characters with originality. The artist was interested in culture and folklore, which could not but reflect on his work. The portrait “The Old Man Reading” has another name: “The Portrait of the Old Believer”. Cloth one of the most famous. The […]...
30. Description of the painting by Moore “Help”Moor is the pseudonym of Orlov Dmitri Stakhievich, a Russian artist and art and master of graphics. “Help” – one of the previously known campaign posters, created in 1921. As the author himself said: “In order to prevent assistance to starving people, class enemies made every effort. The poster was conceived with the aim of […]...
31. Description of the painting by Ivan Goryushkin-Sorokopudov “Kiss”At the end of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, in a period of significant changes in Russian cultural life, many artists sought inspiration for their work in the origins of the Russian people, referring to the motifs of ancient and medieval Russia. Those were Boris Kustodiev, the Vasnetsov brothers and a […]...
32. Description of the painting by Alexei Savrasov “Pechersky Monastery near Nizhny Novgorod”Savrasov loved the Volga, its landscapes. With every free opportunity he tried to transfer all this beauty to the canvas. One of the largest paintings in size, which was dedicated to the Volga landscapes, is the “Pechersky Monastery near Nizhny Novgorod”. Today’s art historians in one voice say that this painting is a precursor of […]...
33. Description of the painting by Alphonse Mucha “Spring”The name of the artist Alphonse Mucha in Russia is not very well known, but abroad his original and unique “modern” was literally a symbol of style at the turn of the “golden” and “silver” centuries. Since Mucha studied and lived in Paris for many years, he was intimately familiar with Van Gogh and Paul […]...
34. Description of the illustration by Yuri Vasnetsov “Three Bears”Yury Vasnetsov, as a talented artist in the field of children’s art, children’s literature and illustrated books, always kept a little apart from all other authors. Yuri studied from Petrovo-Vodkin himself, as well as from such a talented artist of his time, like Malevich. As a result, Yury Vasnetsov became one of the most promising […]...
35. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buanarroti “Eritrean Sibyl”The fifth sibyl is Eritrea. In another it was called Gerophila. Her parents were Lamy and Apollo. She is mentioned more than once in the books of Moses. This Sibyl predicted to the Greeks the Trojan War that the city of Troy would be captured, the fate of Aeneas, the well-known founder of Rome, the […]...
36. Description of the painting by Ilya Glazunov “The market of our democracy”Ilya Glazunov is a Russian artist who combines realism and symbolism in his work. His paintings impress the viewer with the enormous size and straightforwardness depicted on them. “The market of our democracy” is the largest picture of Glazunov. The viewer is surprised by its compositional complexity and abundance of characters. Written in 1999, the […]...
37. Description of illustration of Ivan Bilibin “Vasilisa the Beautiful”Probably, everyone was holding in his hands beautiful children’s books in a dense colorful cover with patterns on the margins in the old Russian style. And certainly everyone knows the tale of Vasilis the Beautiful. Let us dwell in more detail on the illustrations for this particular fairy tale, created by the remarkable artist Bilibin. […]...
38. Description of the painting by Giuseppe Archimboldo “Summer”Created in 1573 Materials: oil on canvas. Dimensions: 76 by 63.5 cm. Exhibited in the Louvre, Paris, France. Another similar, but written ten years earlier, the canvas is in the Vienna Museum of Art History. The artist was called a classic only in the 20th century, when his peculiar work was rediscovered. It is remembered […]...
39. Description of the painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti “Persian Sibyl”Unlike the Libyan Sibyl, its “ally” according to the predictions of the Persian Sibyl lived in the East, which can already be understood from its name. She bore the name of Sambet and in another way was also called the Babylonian soothsayer. Mention of it belong to the 13th century BC. e., to the same […]...
40. Description of the painting by Sandro Botticelli “Madonna with a book”The Madonna and the Book is one of the most famous works of Sandro Botticelli, a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael Santi, who remained on a par with the centuries. Throughout his creative career, Botticelli created various images of the Madonnas. The paintings were attended by people and angels, a different background and […]...