Fly above all, further than all and faster than all Russian poster – D Pyatkin – 1954
£3.99 – £14.00
ЛЕТАТЬ ВЫШЕ ВСЕХ. ДАЛЬШЕ ВСЕХ. БЫСТРЕЕ ВСЕХ.
Fly above all, further than all and faster than all Russian poster – Dimitri Pyatkin – 1954
In our modern mass media world, full of to send, gather, find information, and communicate with anybody, anywhere on the planet, it is hard to imagine the impact the humble poster had. With no mobile phones, no computers, television in its infancy posters were, for a long time, the most cost-effective way for Governments to provide information to their citizens. Nobody did this better than Soviet Russia.
At the end of World War II, it was clear that the huge fleets of piston-engine propeller planes used to win the conflict were rapidly being superseded by much faster turbo-jet aircraft. Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom were already using jets in combat, and the US and Japan weren’t far behind. At the time the Soviets had no domestic turbojet engine to work with.
Russia received $10 billion in reparations. Mostly, this would be paid for by giving up machinery, factories, research equipment, intellectual copyrights, weapons systems. In addition, scientists would be forced to work for the Soviet Union as would thousands of German civilians and prisoners of war who were deported to Russia to be used as forced labour.
Stalin was determined not to be left behind again invested heavily in the research and development of new weapons. By 1946 the Soviets had developed Mig-9 and Yak-15 turbo-jets. By 1950 had developed the jets to produce the MiG-15. A remarkable plane for its time. Capable of 678 miles per hour whilst offering an excellent climbing speed and maneuverability. The Soviets went on to produce 18,000 of the new jets.
This Fly higher, further and faster propaganda poster would announce the Soviets successful development of the fighter jets whilst letting the world know that Russia had become a formidable opponent as well as providing a huge degree of comfort for the entire population of the Soviet Union.
The poster was designed by the Russian artist Dmitri Pyatkin. In the image, Pyatkin has used an image of a world war two ‘flying ace’ in an older piston-engine propeller plane used against a group the new fighter jets soaring into the sky. The use of the WWII pilot was nothing short of genius. The Soviet flying aces of world war two such as Mikhail Vodopyanov, Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Marina Raskova, Sergei Gritsevets were national hero’s. The pilots were like football stars today or matadors in Spain. They were all well-known household names and famous in Russia. Using their images on posters gave extra creedance to the message.
Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductionS and not intended fine art prints.
The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.
Description
These digitally enhanced posters are professionally printed with fade resistant inks on to a thick 300gsm silk poster card.
A4 posters are printed on to 300gsm silk artboard
A3, A2 and 50x70cm posters are printed on to 230gsm poster paper
Please Note: The 50 x 70cm posters on offer are printed on to a 190gsm art paper and are only available whilst stocks last.
All posters are despatched by 2nd class Royal Mail.Posters are posted in either a hard backed envelope clearly marked ‘Do Not Bend’ or a sturdy postal tube.
This listing is for prints only, frames shown in any photos are not included in the sale.
