The poster dates from the late 1950s and ties the Sputnik launch of October 1957 to Soviet chemical production. The Seven-Year Plan of 1959 to 1965 made a much larger chemical industry a priority for the Soviet Union. Designer unknown.
On the poster
The field is deep cobalt blue. Sputnik arcs across the upper half, its antenna trails crossing a night sky scattered with small white stars. Below, a large amber-lit cross-section of a Soviet chemical plant fills the centre: process towers, spherical storage tanks and industrial pipework in warm gold and grey. Three lines of bold red Cyrillic read "БУДЕМ", "ПЕРЕДОВЫМИ", "В ХИМИИ!" (let us be leaders in chemistry). White text arcs along the satellite trail: "МЫ ПЕРВЫЕ В КОСМОСЕ" (first in space).
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.
