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Constructivism Beyond the Cinema · Books, Goods, and the Argument
Communism Is Soviet Power Plus Electrification, Poster by Gustav Klutsis, 1930
Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938) · Soviet Five-Year Plan poster, 1930
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A 1930 poster by Gustav Klutsis carrying Lenin's slogan: communism is Soviet power plus electrification. Lenin stands in black silhouette on a giant turbine, with a red triangle behind him and a chart of electrification funds below.
Why it matters
The heading cites the achievements of the first year of the Five-Year Plan and the target figures for 1929-30, the same series as his heavy-industry sheet.
What to notice
The word electrification runs diagonally down the red triangle, toward the turbine.
A slogan made literal in steel and light.
Provenance
- School
- Soviet Constructivism (USSR)
- Designer
- Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938)
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- Soviet Five-Year Plan poster, 1930
- Source
- Basel Poster Collection (Plakatsammlung) · CH-000957-X-9969
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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