Ефимовский Жозеф Вячеславович [Jozef Vyacheslavovich Yefimovsky] (1930-2019), designer

Реванш [Revenge]

Printed poster

[Leningrad, Soviet Union]

Боевой Карандаш [Combat Pencil]

[1984]

Approx. 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., framed to 15 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.

A very rare Soviet propaganda poster from the late Cold War critical of German land claims, likely related to the ongoing disputes over the Inner German border. Five ghostly visages emerge from the skull and ruined helmet of a Nazi soldier. One wearing a Nazi officer's union holds a banner reading "Revenge." Meanwhile, an industrial holds a pole while a worker hammers in a sign reading "ГРАНИЦЫ 1937" [1937 Borders].

[Cold war, Propaganda, Posters, Ephemera]