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

A museum-quality reproduction 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. Printed on museum-quality matte paper, ready to frame to your own specification.

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″)

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: 59 × 88 cm (23.2 × 34.6″)
• 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!