Digital Edition – 1976 Soviet Ukrainian Poster – Artist M. Fomichov – Lenin & Komsomol Youth – 25th CPSU Congress

A high-resolution digital edition of a striking 1976 Soviet Ukrainian propaganda poster by M. M. Fomichov — published in Kyiv by Molod in the lead-up to the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Download instantly and print at your preferred size and paper stock.

The composition is multi-layered and deliberately monumental: a large ghostly profile of Lenin watches over the next generation from a sweeping red banner, while in the foreground a determined young male worker in a construction helmet and a female student stand in profile, gazing toward a stylised industrial horizon of geometric architecture. Heroic, optimistic, and unmistakably of its moment.

This is a Ukrainian-language edition — produced in Kyiv for the Ukrainian SSR — which makes it significantly rarer than the equivalent Russian-language prints issued from Moscow. Fomichov’s work carries a distinct regional artistic character that sets it apart from mass-produced all-union propaganda.

Translation of text (from Ukrainian):
“Komsomol members! Young men and women! With shock labour, high quality of work, and excellent studies, we will meet the XXV Congress of the CPSU!”

Publication Details
Artist: M. M. Fomichov (Фомичов М. М.)
Art Editor: R. F. Lipatov (Ліпатов Р. Ф.)
Year: 1975/1976
Publisher: Molod, Kyiv (Видавництво «Молодь»)
Language: Ukrainian
Style: Socialist Realism
Original size: 84 × 60 cm (33.1 × 23.6 in)

What You Receive
1 high-resolution JPEG file
Print-ready at 300 DPI
Sized for printing at 36 × 24 in
Instant download after purchase
Personal use licence included

File Details
Format: JPEG
Resolution: 300 DPI
Print size: 36 × 24 in
Licence: Personal use only. Commercial reproduction, resale, or redistribution is strictly prohibited.

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