Friday 5 August 2011

Views and Re-Views: Soviet Political Posters and Cartoons

This is a very interesting website based on an exhibition which includes some fascinating Soviet cartoon resources.



THE KUKRYNIKSY
(MIKHAIL KUPRIANOV, PORFIRY KRYLOV, and NIKOLAI SOKOLOV)
Russian: 1903-1991, 1902-1990, and 1903-, respectively
Platform for Nuclear Hysteria
1966
Ink and collage on cardboard
15.6 x 12.7


http://dl.lib.brown.edu/Views_and_Reviews/index2.html

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