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Mounted Halfsheet vintage Soviet travel poster for the Caucasian Riviera, produced circa the early 1930s. The poster was originally commissioned by Intourist, the Soviet Union's state-run foreign tourism organization. Poster Details (Kavkazskaya Riviera or Caucasian Riviera). Purpose: To promote Black Sea coastal resorts as a prime holiday destination during the Soviet era. Destinations Mentioned: Anapa, Semigorye, Kabardinka, Gelendzhik, Goryachiy Klyuch, Yeysk, Sochi, Uch-Dere, Matsesta, Krasnaya Polyana, and Tuapse. Key Selling Points: Sochi and Gelendzhik are open year-round; others are seasonal (May to October). Anapa is highlighted as a children's paradise with a "Golden Beach." Matsesta is noted as the world's only source of hydrogen sulfide-rich water. The region boasts a mild climate, warm Black Sea, subtropical vegetation in Sochi, and is shielded by the Caucasus Mountains from the north