Original 1979 Soviet Poster - March 8th - International Women's Day – Artist Olga Zaikova

This is an original 1979 Soviet poster produced to mark March 8th — International Women's Day, one of the most widely celebrated dates in the Soviet cultural calendar. Designed by Olga Zaikova, it stands apart from the rigid industrial imagery of earlier Soviet decades. The composition is lyrical and almost intimate: three female faces in profile, rendered in soft sketch-like line work and crowned with a delicate wreath of spring flowers, representing the unity and diversity of women across the globe.

Below, the message opens outward — the words "Peace," "Labour," "Solidarity," and "Friendship" appear in a vibrant multilingual collage spanning Russian, English, German, Spanish, and more. It is a distinctly internationalist piece, and one of the more visually sophisticated Women's Day posters of the era. Zaikova's work sits at the intersection of late Soviet Modernism and Socialist Realism — softer, more expressive, and more versatile than the propaganda of earlier generations. The result is a poster that works as well on a contemporary wall as it does in a collector's archive.

Authenticity

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

Artist: Olga Zaikova (О. Зайкова)
Year: 1979
Theme: International Women's Day (8 Марта — Международный Женский День)
Style: Late Soviet Modernism
Size: 55 × 43 cm (21.7 × 16.9 in)
Medium: Offset lithograph on paper

Condition

Overall: Good (Vintage Grade)

Wear: One noticeable horizontal crease running across the middle of the poster. Very minor age-related toning. No pinholes.

Details: Colours remain present and legible. Paper intact with no tears or losses.

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.

Shipping & Packaging

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Handling: Dispatched within 1–3 business days from our Sarajevo studio
Packaging: Rolled in acid-free tissue paper and shipped in a heavy-duty reinforced mailing tube — no folding, no creasing, no edge damage
Tracking: Fully tracked from our studio to your door
Standard delivery: Registered post (BH Pošta), arriving in 1–4 weeks
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Framing

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