Inscriptions

Top left: \r\n"The Great October Socialist Revolution marked the beginning of a new era in human history - the era of the collapse of capitalism and the adoption of communism." (from the Program of the CPSU)\r\n"... From now on a new phase begins in the history of Russia, and this third Russian revolution must ultimately lead to the victory of Socialism." (V. I. Lenin) \r\n\r\nCenter, in red: \r\n"The Party is the intellect, honor and conscience of our era, of the Soviet people, accomplishing great revolutionary transformations." (Program of the CPSU) \r\n\r\nNarration of historical events in bold font, interspersed by two Mayakovsky quotes and accompanied by reproduced paintings (top to bottom, left to right): \r\nV. V. Kuznetsov - Long live the socialist revolution!\r\nY. V. Serov - How do you get to Smolny?\r\nI. I. Brodsky - Lenin's speech at a meeting of workers of the Putilovsky Factory in May 1917\r\nA. A. Deyneka - Left march\r\nA. I. Plotnov - Volley of the "Aurora" \r\nY. P. Reyner - "Who here is temporary? Get out!" (from a Mayakovsky quote, printed below it - the next line is "Your time is up")\r\nV. A. Kuznetsov - The Storming of the Winter Palace\r\nV. A. Serov - Winter taken (Winter Palace taken)\r\nA. I. Plotnov - The Storming of the Moscow Kremlin in 1917\r\nV. A. Serov - Decree on Land\r\nV. A. Serov - V. I. Lenin declares Soviet power\r\nA. I. Segal - The first word of Soviet power [Decree on Peace]\r\nN. I. Tereshchenko - You are following the right path, comrades! \r\n\r\nLR: Published by Soviet Artist, Moscow, 1965