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Lenin's Dream GOELRO 1965 | Soviet Propaganda Poster
Lenin's Dream GOELRO 1965 | Soviet Propaganda Poster
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Lenin sits reading by candlelight while massive power transmission towers rise across the industrial landscape. This Soviet propaganda poster from 1965 celebrates the fulfilled GOELRO electrification plan with the text "????? ????? ?????? ?????" (Lenin's dream has come true).
Commissioned during the height of Soviet achievement, the poster contrasts Lenin's revolutionary beginnings with the industrial triumph of nationwide electrification. The composition pairs intimate human scale with monumental infrastructure, candlelight with electric power.
The GOELRO plan, Lenin's 1920 vision to electrify the Soviet Union, was fulfilled by 1931 and vastly exceeded by the 1960s. This poster marks that historical milestone, when Lenin's "impossible" dream of universal electrification had become Soviet reality.
Reproduced as an archival print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art Paper using museum-quality pigment inks.
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Lenin sits reading by candlelight while massive power transmission towers rise across the industrial landscape. This Soviet propaganda poster from 1965 celebrates the fulfilled GOELRO electrification plan with the text "????? ????? ?????? ?????" (Lenin's dream has come true).
Commissioned during the height of Soviet achievement, the poster contrasts Lenin's revolutionary beginnings with the industrial triumph of nationwide electrification. The composition pairs intimate human scale with monumental infrastructure, candlelight with electric power.
The GOELRO plan, Lenin's 1920 vision to electrify the Soviet Union, was fulfilled by 1931 and vastly exceeded by the 1960s. This poster marks that historical milestone, when Lenin's "impossible" dream of universal electrification had become Soviet reality.
Reproduced as an archival print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art Paper using museum-quality pigment inks.
