{"product_id":"soviet-poster-9","title":"People's Control Committee, Soviet Propaganda","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1981 propaganda poster by Honored Artist of the RSFSR V. Dobrovolsky represents a significant example of late Soviet public education graphics produced during the Brezhnev stagnation period. Commissioned to support the People's Control Committee (Комитет народного контроля), the work addresses endemic economic crimes that plagued the centrally planned economy: хищения (theft\/embezzlement), обсчёт (shortchanging customers), обмер (short-measuring), and обвес (short-weighing).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe composition employs a dynamic diagonal thrust, with the phrase 'Народный Контроль' rendered as a physical weapon sweeping away grotesque caricatures of economic criminals. The accompanying verse by S. Revzina exhorts People's Control to 'watch with both eyes so that the trade network remains clean.' This rhyming couplet follows the Soviet tradition of didactic verse in public messaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by Izdatelstvo Plakat, the principal Soviet publisher of propaganda posters, this work exemplifies the satirical graphic tradition that Soviet artists developed for anti-corruption campaigns. The stylized villains, each labeled with their specific crime, demonstrate the poster's educational function in a society where such crimes were simultaneously endemic and officially condemned. The piece offers valuable primary source material for scholars of Soviet visual culture, economic history, and state-society relations in the late socialist period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17.0\" x 11.0\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. General border wear. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45400522883187,"sku":"P8686","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/edited_030e6c51-52f8-4cf3-9edc-e9734f80f6d1.jpg?v=1787793263","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/products\/soviet-poster-9","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}