Digital Edition – G.N. Verbitskiy – 1985 Soviet Ukrainian Industrial Propaganda Poster – Komsomol Youth Construction

Instant digital download of a bold and historically charged piece of late-Soviet graphic art — G.N. Verbitskiy’s 1985 propaganda poster published by Molod (Молодь / Youth) Publishing House, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. Download instantly and print at your preferred size and paper stock.

The composition is a masterclass in late-Soviet graphic industrialism: a young construction worker operating heavy machinery, silhouetted against a sharp geometric backdrop of high-rise developments, structural grids, and industrial cranes — rendered in punchy golden yellows and deep blues with bold, flat colour-blocking that edges toward the pop-adjacent graphic language of the mid-1980s. The top left corner bears the blue emblem of the Komsomol (Young Communist League) with the legend “Комсомольская путёвка” (“Komsomol Travel Ticket”). The bottom slogan reads: “ЮНОШИ И ДЕВУШКИ! ПОЛУЧИВ СТРОИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ПРОФЕССИИ В СРЕДНИХ ПРОФТЕХУЧИЛИЩАХ, ВЫ СМОЖЕТЕ СДЕЛАТЬ РОДИНУ ЕЩЕ МОГУЩЕСТВЕННЕЕ!” (“Young men and girls! By obtaining construction professions in Technical Schools, you will be able to make your Motherland even more powerful!”)

Publication Details
Artist: G.N. Verbitskiy (Г.Н. Вербицкий)
Original design year: 1985
Publisher: Molod (Молодь) Publishing House, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Theme: Youth vocational orientation, Komsomol labour drives, construction engineering
Style: Late Soviet Graphic Industrialism
Original size: 59 × 88 cm (23.2 × 34.6″)

What You Receive
1 high-resolution JPEG file
Print-ready at 300 DPI
Sized for printing at 24 × 36 in
Instant download after purchase
Personal use licence included

File Details
Format: JPEG
Resolution: 300 DPI
Print size: 24 × 36 in
Licence: Personal use only. Commercial reproduction, resale, or redistribution is strictly prohibited.