Propaganda posters first appeared in Russia during the ... Agitprop trains (agitpoezda), called ”Lenin Trains” or “Trotsky’s Train,” toured the countryside in 1918.

During the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin argued, “Art belongs to the people.” Soviet propaganda ensured that the people believed it. Even with the revolution secured, this poster ...

The simplicity of the image recalls Soviet-era posters — art meant ... ability to transform the mechanics of propaganda into a critique of itself. The Lenin series is not merely an homage ...