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Sharp, visceral, and impossible to ignore. This 1970s Soviet poster takes aim at heroin addiction with brutal graphic force. The word “Наркомания” (Drug Addiction) is scratched across the canvas in jagged yellow strokes, while a syringe pierces the bullseye of a bright red heart. It’s a visual metaphor designed to shock; addiction isn’t just dangerous, it’s a direct hit to the center of life.
Posters like this were part of a broader health campaign during the later Soviet period, where drug abuse was treated as both a public health threat and a sign of moral decay. The tone is urgent and punitive, using bold contrast and militarized symbolism to deliver its message with maximum impact.
Printed in the USSR, this original piece of anti-narcotics propaganda is a chilling example of how design was weaponized in service of social control. A powerful find for collectors of Cold War ephemera, visual rhetoric, or historical public health campaigns.
Size: 21.00" x 34.00"
Condition: Very Good, Age appropriate fading, toning and wear. General border wear. Light background creasing.
Age appropriate fading, toning and wear. General border wear. Light background creasing.
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