Orientalism of Soviet Posters
Journal: Oriental Courier
Year: 2022

The history of a rich poster’s tradition in the USSR is well studied. Despite the integrity of the Soviet poster genre, the Union’s regions had its own stylistic and thematic features. Moreover, there was a certain set of features and symbols typical for the depiction of Eastern regions’ inhabitants, which were used when referring to a particular republic on propaganda posters and posters dedicated to the “friendship of peoples”. The subject of this article, however, will not be the specifics of