Stoit derevnia tam zhe, gde stoiala, a k gorodu namnogo blizhe stala (The village is still located in the same place as before, but it grew much closer to the city), from the series Agit-plakat Artist: Nikolai Denisovsky (Russian, 1901–1981)

1965

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Gouache over graphite on half-cardboard

Dimensions

sheet: 51 × 31 1/2 in. (129.54 × 80.01 cm)

Credit Line

The Allan Chasanoff, B.A. 1961, Russian Poster Collection, curated with Kevin Begos

Accession Number

2018.136.1003

Geography

Made in Soviet Union

Culture

Soviet

Period

20th century

Classification

Prints

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Provenance
Allan Chasanoff Collection, New York, to 2018; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
Not Assigned
Additional information

Object/Work type

didactic art, political art, posters, propaganda

Subject

communism

Inscriptions

UR: Develop specific actions to address cultural differences in living conditions in villages and towns . . . From the directives of the XXIII Congress of the CPSU\r\nThe village was located in the wilderness, but people there labored hard. \r\nThey opened a new nursery for children: they grow strong and healthy. \r\nThey built a collective farm hospital: it is not necessary to travel far to be treated now. \r\nCultural work is held in high esteem here: join the club - you will enjoy yourelf immensely.\r\nUL: Agitplakat no. 1978 \r\nLL: artist: N. Denisovsky\r\nLR: text: I. Gorin\r\nin blue pencil: To print. [date torn off]\r\nleft margin in graphite: [list of colors for printing]

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