Original 1979 Soviet Airlines Poster "Aeroflot — Wings of the Motherland!" – I. Guryev – Plakat, Moscow

A rare and visually arresting original from the golden age of Soviet civil aviation, this 1979 poster was published in Moscow by Plakat — the USSR’s foremost state poster publishing house — and designed by I. Guryev (И. Гурьев). It was produced for Aeroflot, the Soviet state-owned national carrier and, at the time, the largest airline in the world by fleet size and route network.

The slogan reads: «АЭРОФЛОТ—КРЫЛЬЯ РОДИНЫ!» — Aeroflot — Wings of the Motherland! Guryev employs a striking photocomposition technique: a smiling, elegantly uniformed stewardess holds a single red rose against a saturated sky-blue ground, her polka-dot collar, dark beret, and white gloves evoking the refined aesthetic of late-1970s Soviet service culture. In the upper left corner, a sleek Tupolev airliner cuts through the air, leaving a fine vapour trail across the horizon. The composition elevates the flight attendant to a symbol of Soviet hospitality, modernity, and national pride — Aeroflot as both a practical instrument of territorial unity and a projection of technological sophistication.

Printed in Dnepropetrovsk (Ukrainian SSR) with a print run of 85,000 copies, this is a highly collectible artefact of the late Brezhnev era, bridging state publicity and mid-century graphic design at their most confident.

Authenticity

100% Guaranteed Original Vintage Poster — not a modern reprint or reproduction.

Artist: I. Guryev (И. Гурьев)
Year: 1979 (approved for print: 20 July 1979)
Publisher: Plakat Publishing House, Moscow
Printed in: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR
Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)
Language: Russian
Print Run: 85,000 copies
Medium: Offset lithograph on paper
Size: 53 × 80 cm (20.9 × 31.5 in)

Condition

Overall: Good (Vintage Grade)

Wear: Minor handling wear at edges and corners. A couple of tiny nicks and small tears at the very top edge — easily concealed when framed. Reverse clean with faint, age-appropriate toning.

Details: Colours remain remarkably bright and intense with no significant fading. Preserved as a flat sheet — will look spectacular once mounted.

This is an authentic vintage item. Please review the high-resolution photographs for a full and accurate representation. What you see is what you receive.

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Framing

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