1960
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It has come to pass (Soviet painting, 1960)
Text: NA. Year: 1960. Publisher: NA. Artist: Sergei Lukin. Additional information: The painting depicts a Bolshevik revolutionary standing next to the Tsar’s throne in the Winter Palace, symbolizing the triumph of the October Revolution. Created by Lukin to commemorate the anniversary of the revolution, currently housed in the V. I. Lenin Museum.
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Peace is the will of the people! (Soviet poster, 1960)
Text: Peace is the will of the people! Year: 1960. Publisher: NA. Artist: Nikolai Denisov. Additional Information: Shows the ‘Let Us Beat Swords Into Ploughshares’ sculpture above the Soviet, American, British and French flags, and the word ‘peace’ appearing in several languages behind.
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The people of Africa will overpower the colonisers! (Soviet poster, 1960)
Text: The people of Africa will overpower the colonisers! Year: 1960. Publisher: State Publishing House. Artist: Kukryniksy. Additional Information: A slightly tweaked version of the design by Biafran cartoonist Chuks Anyanwu shows a Biafran man overpowering both the colonialist (here depicted with a hammer-and-sickle on his chest) and Nigeria. Published during the Biafra War, 1968.
