Unframed reproduction of 1980 Soviet Olympic Poster – “The Rocket” – Artist Martin Kristev (Bulgaria) – Moscow Olympics

A fine art reproduction of an original 1980 Soviet Olympic poster, published by Izdatelstvo Plakat (Plakat Publishing House), Moscow, and designed by Martin Kristev (Мартин Кристев) of the People's Republic of Bulgaria — a 2nd prize winner from the international "Poster for the Olympics-80" competition. Printed on high-quality photo paper with a parts glossy, parts matte finish, ready to frame to your own specification.

Known among collectors as the "Rocket" poster, the design achieves a striking double-read: the official Moscow 1980 emblem — five parallel lines evoking a running track rising into an architectural silhouette crowned with a five-pointed star — is transformed into a rocket taking flight, with vivid orange and yellow exhaust plumes beneath the Olympic rings. A direct and confident nod to Soviet space race achievement, fusing athletic ambition with technological supremacy in a single image.

Publication Details
Artist: Martin Kristev (Мартин Кристев), People's Republic of Bulgaria
Year: 1980
Publisher: Izdatelstvo Plakat, Moscow
Competition: "Poster for the Olympics-80", Moscow, 1979 — 2nd Prize
Event: XXII Summer Olympic Games, Moscow
Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)
Style: Constructivist graphic design / space-age Soviet aesthetic
Original Size: 40 × 60 cm (15.7 × 23.6 in)
Print Size: 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm) — the closest available standard print size to the original format. We have done our best to reproduce the composition, colours, and proportions as faithfully as possible.

• Paper thickness: 10 mil (0.25 mm)
• Partly glossy, parts matte finish
• Fingerprint resistant
• Paper sourced from Japan

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