Original 1986 Soviet International Solidarity Poster – Socialism is Peace! – L. Belskiy & V. Potapov – 27 × 45 cm / 10.6 × 17.7 in

An original 1986 Soviet international solidarity poster by L. Belskiy and V. Potapov, Socialism is Peace! presents the socialist world as a community united by a shared political promise. Its headline, «СОЦИАЛИЗМ — ЭТО МИР!», translates directly as “Socialism is Peace!” Published in the year of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (XXVII съезд КПСС), the poster belongs to the early perestroika period and the visual language of peaceful coexistence. The slogan expresses the Soviet state’s ideological message, rather than a neutral description of relations within or beyond the socialist bloc.

A layered sweep of national flags turns internationalism into the organising principle of the composition. The supplied description identifies the USSR, East Germany, Cuba, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Mongolia among the countries represented. Around the hammer-and-sickle emblem, banners repeat the word “peace” across languages: Mir, Mier, Pace, Béke, Pokój, Paz, Frieden and Hòa Bình. The repetition makes the central claim legible beyond Russian, presenting different national identities within a single collective image.

Belskiy and Potapov combine graphic illustration with architectural motifs and a documentary photographic inset of industrial cooperation. Reds, golden yellows, whites and sky blues stand against a cobalt background, while the overlapping flags give the compact sheet a sense of movement and scale. Together, these elements connect diplomatic solidarity with practical collaboration: an image of socialist unity built from national symbols, shared language and productive endeavour. The artists’ credit appears along the lower right border, according to the supplied description.

Authenticity

Original vintage Soviet poster from 1986, not a modern reprint.

Artists: L. Belskiy & V. Potapov (Л. Бельский, В. Потапов)
Slogan: «СОЦИАЛИЗМ — ЭТО МИР!»
Translation: “Socialism is Peace!”
Subject: International socialist solidarity and peaceful coexistence
Year: 1986
Approved for print: 5 September 1986
Publisher: Plakat Publishing House, Moscow (Издательство «Плакат»)
Origin: USSR
Size: 27 × 45 cm / 10.6 × 17.7 in (width × height)
Medium: Offset lithograph on paper
Print run: 321,998 copies
Printed production format: 60 × 90 1/4, distinct from the sheet dimensions above

Condition

Very good original vintage condition. The colours retain strong clarity, with vivid reds and clear multilingual lettering. The paper surface is smooth and well-preserved.

An original horizontal centre fold is present, consistent with distribution, together with light handling wear along the outer margins. The white borders are clean and the corners intact. Minor archival tape reinforcement is present on the reverse along the lower centre fold line. No staining or structural compromise to the front image is noted in the supplied condition report.

Please review the photographs, including the reverse, for the individual characteristics of this vintage sheet. What you see is what you receive.

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