GTO stood for Ready for Labour and Defence, a Soviet fitness programme that handed out silver and gold badges. This poster for the programme is dated to the 1970s. Designer unknown.
On the poster
A Soviet athlete in a blue tracksuit raises his fist, surrounded by bands of sport. Skiers cross white slopes, runners cover green tracks and cyclists ride terracotta paths. The GTO sunburst emblem sits at top left, above Cyrillic lettering that translates as "All to the Start."
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.





