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Petrograd ROSTA Windows: Kozlinskii and Lebedev
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Vladimir Kozlinskii (Russian, 1891–1967)
We swear by all people who lost their lives on January 9, 1905 that we are taking an oath to spread Communism all over the world!, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 29 1/2 x 17 3/4” (74.9 x 45.1 cm)
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Headed by Vladimir Kozlinskii (Russian, 1891–1967), the Petrograd branch of the Russian Telegraph Agency (ROSTA) was active between April 1920 and 1922. It transformed breaking news reports into accessible imagery on posters. Printed rapidly in editions of up to 2,000 copies, the posters, which have been described by scholar Alla Rosenfeld as “an agitational visual street language,” were hand-colored by apprentices and displayed in empty windows, kiosks, and markets throughout the city and beyond. For more on this confluence of new technology, artistic imagery, mass media, and social transformation, see our publication Early Soviet Posters of the Revolutionary Era, 1917-1927. Merrill
914-867-8200
mcbcollect@mindspring.com
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Left: Vladimir Kozlinskii (Russian, 1891–1967)
The dead of the Paris Commune have risen again under the red banner
of the Soviets!, 1920–1921
Hand-colored linocut, 30 5/8 x 18 3/16” (77.8 x 46.2 cm)
Right: Vladimir Kozlinskii (Russian, 1891–1967)
Work and there will be flour. Sit with crossed arms and there will not be
flour [muká], but suffering [múka], 1921
Linocut, 26 1/16 x 16 1/2” (66.2 x 41.9 cm)
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Vladimir Lebedev (Russian, 1891–1967)
Peasant, If you don’t want to feed the landowner,
feed the front which is defending your land and your freedom, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 28 1/16 x 16 5/16” (71.3 x 41.4 cm)
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Vladimir Lebedev (Russian, 1891–1967)
Peasant, if you are taking bread to the government and your wagon hitch breaks down, you are not in much trouble. But if you try to sell the bread for profit you’ll be taken to the Cheka, and then you are in trouble, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 27 5/8 x 16 11/16” (70.2 x 42.4 cm)
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Vladimir Lebedev (Russian, 1891–1967)
Humorous Ditties, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 27 9/16 x 22 3/8” (70 x 56.8 cm)
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Vladimir Lebedev (Russian, 1891–1967)
Who will Win?, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 21 1/8 x 24 1/4” (53.6 x 61.6 cm)
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Vladimir Lebedev (Russian, 1891–1967)
The Food Tax, 1920
Hand-colored linocut, 25 3/16 x 21 3/4” (64 x 55.2 cm)
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Both: Vladimir Kozlinskii (Russian, 1891–1967)
Left: The Kronstadt Card Is Trumped!, 1921
Hand-colored linocut, 24 1/2 × 13 3/4″ (62.2 × 35 cm)
Right: Despite Three Years of Efforts by Our Enemies from All Around the World to Defeat Us, the Revolution Is Advancing in Giant Steps!, c. 1920
Linocut, 28 1/8 × 19 5/8″ (71.4 × 49.8 cm)
Both: Formerly Merrill C. Berman Collection;
now The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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