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Half sheet original vintage
Soviet travel poster from around 1960. The poster is titled in Italian, "Dalla Finestra Della Carrozza," which translates to "From The Train Carriage Window".
Overview
Purpose: The poster was created to promote tourism via the Soviet railway, featuring a route map and illustrations of iconic architectural landmarks in major cities along the journey.
Cities Featured: The artwork highlights key sights in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Moscow, and Kiev (now Kyiv).
Featured Landmarks:
Leningrad (top right): Includes the Admiralty building.
Moscow (center): Features landmarks such as the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Bolshoi Theatre, and the Moscow State University (MGU) building (one of the "Seven Sisters" skyscrapers).
Kiev (bottom left): Depicts the Verkhovna Rada parliament building and the Sofia monastery dome.
Logo: The logo "SZD" in the top left corner stands for Sovetskie zheleznye dorogi, the Soviet Railways. |
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