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Small One Sheet
Intourist travel poster from the Soviet Union. The poster is titled "Visitez l'URSS" (French for "Visit the USSR") and was likely created around the 1950s.
Poster Details
Agency The poster was issued by Intourist, the official state travel agency of the Soviet Union, which was founded in 1929 to manage foreign tourism and acquire foreign currency.
Design & Purpose Soviet travel posters often adopted Western Art Deco styles to attract international visitors, presenting a curated and appealing image of the USSR. The person in the image is wearing vibrant, traditional folk dress, which was a common motif in these posters to showcase the diverse cultures within the Soviet republics.
Artist & Date The artist is listed as unknown, but the poster is estimated to be from approximately the 1950s. |
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