Original 1977 Soviet Poster – Artist A. Molokov – 'Glory to the Motherland of October!' – USSR Emblem, Flag & Moscow Kremlin

This is an original 1977 Soviet propaganda poster, published in Moscow by Plakat — the USSR’s principal state publisher of official visual propaganda — and printed by the prestigious Krasny Proletariy (Red Proletarian) press, recipient of the Order of Lenin distinction. Designed by A. Molokov (А. Молоков), it is one of the most formally ambitious poster formats of the Brezhnev era: a horizontal triptych presenting the full visual vocabulary of Soviet state identity in a single composition.

On the left, the State Emblem of the USSR; at the centre, a detailed architectural rendering of the Spasskaya Tower and the Moscow Kremlin; on the right, the Soviet State Flag. The three panels are united at the bottom by a sweeping banner — СЛАВА РОДИНЕ ОКТЯБРЯ! — honouring the legacy of the October Revolution. The disciplined geometry and restrained palette — a warm sepia-toned background throwing the gold of the emblem and the deep crimson of the flag into sharp relief — make this a poster designed not to persuade, but to declare.

Posters of this format — large-scale, horizontal, combining the official emblems of the Soviet state — were typically displayed in administrative buildings, schools, and community centres. Complete, original examples are increasingly uncommon.

Text on poster (translated from Russian):
Left: “ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ГЕРБ СССР” — State Emblem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Centre: “МОСКВА СТОЛИЦА СССР” — Moscow, Capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Right: “ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ФЛАГ СССР” — State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Banner: “СЛАВА РОДИНЕ ОКТЯБРЯ!” — Glory to the Motherland of October!

Authenticity

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Artist: A. Molokov (А. Молоков)
Year: 1977
Publisher: Plakat (Плакат), Moscow
Printer: Krasny Proletariy (Красный Пролетарий)
Technique: Offset lithograph
Language: Russian
Style: Late Soviet / Brezhnev era
Size: 59 × 116 cm (23.2 × 45.7 in)

Condition

Overall: Fair (Vintage Grade — please read carefully)

Wear: Visible water staining and tide lines on both front and back. Previous moisture exposure has caused the paper to develop a wavy, buckled texture rather than lying flat. Edges and corners show natural age wear including minor fraying, small nicks, and light creasing.

Details: This piece is best appreciated as a found historical document rather than a display-ready print. The imagery and text remain legible and the poster retains its full historical presence.

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