A framed mid-century modern art poster with red and orange abstract shapes hangs on a wood-paneled wall in a contemporary living room with concrete walls, a wooden sideboard, and a chandelier.

Original 1969 Soviet Pioneer Movement Poster – "True to Lenin's Precepts" – V. Sachkov & E. Artsrunyan – 59 × 88 cm / 23.2 × 34.6 in

€228,00
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Original 1969 Soviet Pioneer Movement Poster – "True to Lenin's Precepts" – V. Sachkov & E. Artsrunyan – 59 × 88 cm / 23.2 × 34.6 in

Original 1969 Soviet Pioneer Movement Poster – "True to Lenin's Precepts" – V. Sachkov & E. Artsrunyan – 59 × 88 cm / 23.2 × 34.6 in

€228,00
€228,00
✓ 100% Original — Certificate of Authenticity included

This is an original 1969 Soviet poster, rich in history but in fair vintage condition — please read the Condition section carefully and review all close-up photographs before purchase.

Published in Leningrad in 1969, this poster was issued to launch the nationwide Pioneer expedition “Заветам Ленина верны” (“True to Lenin’s Precepts”) — a vast, state-orchestrated journey of Soviet schoolchildren across the breadth of the USSR, culminating in the 4th All-Union Pioneer Rally in Leningrad in the summer of 1970. One hundred thousand copies were printed and distributed to schools, Pioneer palaces, and public spaces from Vladivostok to Minsk. Most were pinned to walls, handled by children, and lost to time. That this one survives at all — even in its current state — is a small miracle of preservation.

The design is the work of two accomplished Soviet graphic artists: Vladimir Sachkov (1928–2005), Honored Artist of the RSFSR and master of the dynamic multi-figure political composition, and Eduard Artsrunyan (1929–2010), an Armenian-Soviet painter and graphic designer celebrated for his expressive, warmly human state commissions. Together they built the image around the most charged symbol of Soviet childhood — the red Pioneer necktie — rendered here as a sweeping geometric silhouette that opens to reveal exactly fifteen children’s faces: one for each of the fifteen Soviet republics, living in friendship and peace. Slavic, Central Asian, Caucasian, Baltic — every face distinct, every face equal. The number is not accidental. It is a precise, deliberate act of visual politics: the whole Union, rendered in miniature, bound together by a single red tie. The image carries a message that transcends its political context — that children of every race, nation, and background stand equal, shoulder to shoulder, beneath the same sky. The slogan runs beneath in bold block lettering: “ЗАВЕТАМ ЛЕНИНА ВЕРНЫ!” (“True to Lenin’s Precepts!”) The primary red inks remain bold and vivid at the centre of the image — the colour of the necktie still burns.

A genuine document of late-1960s Soviet youth culture, Pioneer movement ephemera, and the optimistic graphic language of the post-Thaw era — and a quietly radical image of racial and national equality rendered in the visual vocabulary of its time.

Authenticity

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

Artists: Vladimir Sachkov (В. Сачков), 1928–2005 — Honored Artist of the RSFSR; Eduard Artsrunyan (Э. Арцрунян), 1929–2010
Year: 1969
Printed in: Leningrad
Print run: 100,000 copies (recorded in lower margin)
Origin: USSR
Size: 59 × 88 cm (23.2 × 34.6″) — standard large Soviet sheet format
Medium: Original offset lithograph on paper

Condition

Overall: Fair (Vintage Grade C+) — high-patina archival display piece

Wear: Significant water damage, creasing, foxing, and margin tears present. Verso stained and spotted throughout. The item is structurally stable.

Details: Primary red inks remain bold and intense in the central image area. Best displayed as a framed archival document rather than a pristine decorative print.

We strongly recommend viewing all close-up photographs before purchase. 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

International buyers are responsible for any applicable customs fees or import taxes.

Framing

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

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