Unframed Facsimile – Kukryniksy – “Harvesting Is a Terrible Blow to the Enemy!” – 1941 – Official State Russian Museum Edition

A museum-quality reproduction of one of the most iconic anti-fascist posters of the Second World War — “УБОРКА УРОЖАЯ — ГРОЗНЫЙ УДАР ПО ВРАГУ!” (“Harvesting Is a Terrible Blow to the Enemy!”), designed in August 1941 by the legendary Soviet satirical collective Kukryniksy, an authorised facsimile published in 2004 by Palace Editions / The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. Printed on museum-quality matte paper, ready to frame to your own specification.

The composition is devastating in its simplicity: a monumental pair of worker’s hands binds a massive golden sheaf of wheat, while a sweeping red ribbon lashes across the golden background and knocks back a grotesque, cowering caricature of Adolf Hitler — weapons dropping from his hands in terror. The name Kukryniksy was coined from the opening syllables of Kupriyanov and Krylov, combined with the first letters of Nikolai Sokolov’s name — three Heroes of Socialist Labour: Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903–1991), Porfiry Krylov (1902–1990), and Nikolai Sokolov (1903–2000).

Publication Details
Artist: Kukryniksy — Kupriyanov, Krylov & Sokolov
Original design year: 1941
Original publisher: Iskusstvo State Publishing House, Moscow / Leningrad
Facsimile publisher: Palace Editions / The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Facsimile year: 2004
Style: Soviet WW2 Agitprop / Satirical Caricature
Original size: 62 × 92 cm (24.4 × 36.2″)

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.

• Original poster size: 62 × 92 cm (24.4 × 36.2″)
• Print size: 24 × 36 in (61 × 91 cm) — the closest standard size to the original
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!