{"product_id":"original-1984-soviet-cosmonautics-day-space-poster-artist-vladimir-feklyaev","title":"Original 1984 Soviet Cosmonautics Day Space Poster – Vladimir Feklyaev – Interkosmos – 43 × 55 cm \/ 16.9 × 21.7 in","description":"\u003cp\u003eA visually spectacular artifact from the final golden era of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_space_program\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSoviet Space Program\u003c\/a\u003e — an original 1984 propaganda poster by Vladimir Feklyaev (В. Фекляев), published to celebrate \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cosmonautics_Day\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCosmonautics Day\u003c\/a\u003e (12 апреля — День космонавтики, April 12th), the annual Soviet holiday commemorating Yuri Gagarin’s first human spaceflight in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is a masterpiece of late-Soviet retro-futurism: two high-contrast stencil portraits of real cosmonauts burst from a massive crimson star against a swirling cosmic vortex of rainbow orbital trails. Behind them, a coordinate grid system and a fully pixel-mapped, dot-matrix world map — the visual language of 1980s telemetry and early digital cartography — give the piece a distinctly tech-forward, almost cyberpunk quality that sets it apart from any earlier Soviet space poster. Two original reflective gold foil circles are printed directly into the design, catching the light with every shift of angle. The deep midnight-blue background blazes against electric greens, neon pinks, and rich gold accents. This is the Soviet space programme as it wanted to be seen in 1984: modern, international, unstoppable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two cosmonauts depicted are drawn from the official pre-launch press photograph of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interkosmos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInterkosmos\u003c\/a\u003e joint mission crew: Soviet commander \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viktor_Gorbatko\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eViktor Gorbatko\u003c\/a\u003e and Vietnamese research cosmonaut \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ph%E1%BA%A1m_Tu%C3%A2n\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhạm Tuân\u003c\/a\u003e — the first Vietnamese person and the first Asian person to travel to space (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-34281621#:~:text=he%20is%20depicted,cosmonauts%20in%20space.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/a\u003e) — photographed at Star City \/ Baikonur Cosmodrome as they waved to technicians, press, and officials before heading to the launchpad. Both wear white Sokol-KV2 pressure suits bearing the red-and-gold circular Interkosmos programme emblem on the chest and the USSR flag patch on the shoulder. By transforming this historic photograph into a hyper-stylised graphic layout, Feklyaev celebrates the international cooperation and technical triumph of the era in a single, electric image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVladimir Feklyaev (1947-2010) is a celebrated Soviet graphic designer, illustrator, and official member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Educated at the prestigious \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surikov_Institute\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSurikov State Art Institute\u003c\/a\u003e in Moscow, he became renowned in the late 1970s and 1980s for innovative layouts that moved decisively away from heavy realism toward dynamic, vector-adjacent forms and modern pop-art colour theory. His works are widely collected for their unique, tech-forward style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Guaranteed Original Vintage Poster — not a modern reprint or reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Vladimir Feklyaev (В. Фекляев), b. 1947\u003cbr\u003eSlogan: \u003cem\u003e12 апреля — День космонавтики\u003c\/em\u003e (April 12 — Cosmonautics Day)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1984\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Moscow, USSR\u003cbr\u003eSize: 43 × 55 cm (16.9 × 21.7″) — medium Soviet format\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Original offset lithograph with reflective gold foil on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall: Excellent (Vintage Grade A-)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear: Very light handling creases near the margins from storage. Faint, uniform fold lines along the centre quadrant on the reverse — standard for posters of this size, which were folded for distribution. No tape marks, pinholes, or tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails: Inks are exceptionally bold and clean. The two reflective gold foil circles remain fully intact and catch the light beautifully. Reverse is clean white with light age-toning only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an authentic vintage item. Please review the high-resolution photographs for a full and accurate representation. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Packaging\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe handle historic paper with the utmost care to ensure it arrives immaculate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandling: Dispatched within 1–3 business days from our studio\u003cbr\u003ePackaging: Rolled in acid-free tissue paper and shipped in a heavy-duty reinforced mailing tube — no folding, no creasing, no edge damage\u003cbr\u003eTracking: Fully tracked from our studio to your door\u003cbr\u003eStandard delivery: Registered post (BH Pošta), arriving in 1–4 weeks\u003cbr\u003eExpress delivery: DHL Express available at checkout — delivery in 2–5 business days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational buyers are responsible for any applicable customs fees or import taxes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFraming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional custom framing is available for this piece upon request. 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