A vintage Soviet-style poster print featuring the Spaso-Basilievskaya tower in Moscow, surrounded by red and blue flags, with a large red '1' and Cyrillic text at the bottom, bordered by ornate gold and red decorative frames.

Original 1970s Soviet May Day Die-Cut Poster – "Happy Holiday, Dear Comrades!" – Kremlin & Republic Flags – 60 × 40 cm / 23.6 × 15.7 in

€168,00
€168,00
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Original 1970s Soviet May Day Die-Cut Poster – "Happy Holiday, Dear Comrades!" – Kremlin & Republic Flags – 60 × 40 cm / 23.6 × 15.7 in

Original 1970s Soviet May Day Die-Cut Poster – "Happy Holiday, Dear Comrades!" – Kremlin & Republic Flags – 60 × 40 cm / 23.6 × 15.7 in

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

An incredibly ornate and highly unusual piece of late-Soviet ephemera — an original May Day propaganda poster from the late 1970s or early 1980s bearing the slogan “С ПРАЗДНИКОМ, ДОРОГИЕ ТОВАРИЩИ! 1 МАЯ!” (“Happy Holiday, Dear Comrades! May 1st!”), produced by the Soviet state publishing system.

What sets this poster apart from the standard May Day broadside is its format: the lower border is factory die-cut, the vibrant scarlet greeting ribbon physically extending past the poster’s frame line — a rare production technique that gives the piece an almost three-dimensional, ceremonial quality. The central illustration depicts the iconic Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin, flanked on both sides by the meticulously rendered flags of all fifteen Constituent Republics of the Soviet Union — each flag distinct, each republic present and accounted for. The entire composition is encased in a magnificent gold-inked decorative border of stylised laurel leaves, oak branches, and five-pointed stars, crowned by the State Emblem of the Soviet Union at the top and a golden hammer and sickle at the base. The combination of imperial-style gold filigree with Soviet communist iconography marks a late-era design shift toward high-ceremonial pomp — the USSR dressing its ideology in the visual language of a dynasty. The sharp metallic-adjacent gold inks contrast beautifully with the deep crimson and sky-blue tones of the republic flags. At 40 × 60 cm, the elegant vertical silhouette works brilliantly on narrow walls, columns, or within deep-set wooden frames. Artist unknown; unsigned.

Authenticity

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

Artist: Unknown (unsigned)
Slogan: С праздником, дорогие товарищи! 1 Мая! (“Happy Holiday, Dear Comrades! May 1st!”)
Estimated decade: Late 1970s – early 1980s
Publisher: Soviet state publishing system, USSR
Origin: USSR
Size: 40 × 60 cm (15.7 × 23.6″) — medium vertical format
Medium: Original die-cut offset lithograph on heavy paper

Condition

Overall: Excellent / Near Mint (Vintage Grade A)

Wear: The unique die-cut lower margins are beautifully intact. The lower right ribbon corner shows only a minuscule soft handling bend that will completely flatten under glass. Reverse clean and unbacked, with uniform light age-toning and no tape residue, pinholes, or foxing.

Details: Red, blue, and gold inks remain completely crisp, vibrant, and unfaded. A wonderfully preserved archival copy.

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.

Shipping & Packaging

We handle historic paper with the utmost care to ensure it arrives immaculate.

Handling: Dispatched within 1–3 business days from our studio
Packaging: Rolled in acid-free tissue paper and shipped in a heavy-duty reinforced mailing tube — no folding, no creasing, no edge damage
Tracking: Fully tracked from our studio to your door
Standard delivery: Registered post (BH Pošta), arriving in 1–4 weeks
Express delivery: DHL Express available at checkout — delivery in 2–5 business days

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Professional custom framing is available for this piece upon request. Contact us before checkout to discuss options and tailored pricing.

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