A vintage Soviet Victory poster featuring a gold-toned statue of a warrior holding a sword, set against a large silver and red star emblem with a blue central medallion. The background is a warm red and yellow gradient, with Russian text at the bottom reading 'ЗОННОТНОЕ ЯЗОЙНИЕ'.

Original 1978 Soviet Victory Day Propaganda Poster – Valentin Viktorov – Plakat, Moscow – 65 × 106 cm / 25.6 × 41.7 in

€168,00
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A vintage Soviet Victory poster featuring a gold-toned statue of a warrior holding a sword, set against a large silver and red star emblem with a blue central medallion. The background is a warm red and yellow gradient, with Russian text at the bottom reading 'ЗОННОТНОЕ ЯЗОЙНИЕ'.
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Original 1978 Soviet Victory Day Propaganda Poster – Valentin Viktorov – Plakat, Moscow – 65 × 106 cm / 25.6 × 41.7 in

Original 1978 Soviet Victory Day Propaganda Poster – Valentin Viktorov – Plakat, Moscow – 65 × 106 cm / 25.6 × 41.7 in

€168,00
€168,00
✓ 100% Original — Certificate of Authenticity included

A monumental and deeply moving piece of Soviet commemorative graphic art — an original 1978 Victory Day propaganda poster by Valentin Viktorov (1909–1981), published by Plakat Publishing House, Moscow, approved for print on 27 July 1977 and issued for the 1978 holiday season in a run of 200,000 copies.

The composition centres on a heroic rendering of the world-famous Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park, Berlin — specifically the Warrior-Liberator statue: a Soviet soldier holding a rescued German child, his sword lowered over a shattered swastika. Rising behind the monument is a colossal Order of Victory star (Орден “Победа”), the highest military decoration of the USSR, superimposed over the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower. The base is dramatically wrapped in the black-and-orange Ribbon of Saint George, set against a deep crimson background illuminated by celebratory green fireworks. The primary red and orange inks remain rich, deep, and beautifully saturated — the colour of triumph, undimmed by time.

Active from the 1930s until his death, Viktorov was one of the most prominent graphic designers in the Soviet Union, tracking milestones from early military agitprop to iconic space race visuals. Known for his technical drafting precision, sharp architectural perspectives, and balanced colour theory, this late-career print beautifully showcases his ability to merge heavy sculptural weight with triumphal state iconography. His works are preserved today in institutional archives including the Bridgeman Images Archive.

The monument at the heart of this poster carries its own extraordinary story. On 30 April 1945, Soviet Guards Sergeant Nikolay Masalov heard a child weeping from a bridge spanning the Landwehr Canal under intense crossfire. He crawled into the line of fire, found a terrified three-year-old German girl beside her deceased mother, and carried her to safety. When sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich designed the Treptower memorial, the choice to show a Soviet soldier protecting a German child was deliberate — the Red Army as liberator of European civilians from fascism, rendered in bronze. Viktorov’s poster brings that monument into the home, and with it, the full weight of that history. The Treptower Park cemetery holds the remains of 7,000 Red Army soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin.

Authenticity

100% Guaranteed Original Vintage Poster — not a modern reprint or reproduction.

Artist: Valentin Petrovich Viktorov (В. Викторов), 1909–1981
Title: Праздник Победы (Victory Day)
Publisher: Plakat (Плакат) Publishing House, Moscow
Approved for print: 27 July 1977
Year of publication: 1978
Print run: 200,000 copies
Origin: USSR
Size: 65 × 106 cm (25.6 × 41.7″) — large Soviet factory format (70×108)
Medium: Original offset lithograph on paper

Condition

Overall: Distressed / Archival Character (Vintage Grade C+)

Wear: Characteristic light horizontal and vertical storage fold lines; light surface handling creases; visible water staining along the upper right corner margin. Reverse shows historic paper reinforcing tape applied along the perimeter edges, age-toning, and mild foxing.

Details: Primary red and orange inks remain rich, deep, and beautifully saturated throughout the central image. Looks breathtaking when framed behind UV-protective glass, where its authentic vintage texture and aged character serve as a museum-grade conversation piece.

This is an authentic vintage item. Please review the high-resolution photographs for a full and accurate representation. What you see is what you receive.

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