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Soviet Agricultural Workers 1954 | All-Union Exhibition Poster

Soviet Agricultural Workers 1954 | All-Union Exhibition Poster

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A male and female agricultural worker stride forward holding a golden wheat sheaf aloft against a red flag background featuring the Soviet coat of arms. Green agricultural landscape spreads below with tractors visible in the distance, the bold Cyrillic text promoting the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition.

Commissioned for the 1954 All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow, this poster exemplifies the Socialist Realist style that dominated Soviet visual propaganda during the post-war reconstruction period. The exhibition celebrated collective farming achievements and technological advancement following Stalin's agricultural reforms.

The composition draws on classical heroic imagery - the upward thrust of the wheat sheaf, the determined forward stride of the workers, the monumental red flag - to communicate agricultural triumph and socialist progress. The saturated red and green palette reflects the optimistic mood of 1950s Soviet society.

Resonates with collectors of Soviet design, students of political art history, and those drawn to the bold graphic language of Socialist Realism. Rendered in archival print quality on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art Paper.

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