Baltic State of Mind: Vintage Lithuanian, Latvian & Estonian Film & Propaganda Posters
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were the Soviet Union’s ‘western gate’. For Soviet holiday makers visiting the Baltic republics, the western architecture and lack of shortages separated them from the other Soviet republics. Soviet filmmakers often used Lithuanian and Estonian cities as stand-ins for western cities like Paris.
Under the watchful eye of Soviet censors, Baltic film and propaganda posters were screen printed in limited runs. The censors forbade the use of the flags from each of the Baltic Republics. Artists like Stasys Eidrigevičius and Eduard Wiiralt would find ways to add them to posters anyway by arranging the colours in a non linear composition. The results were visually inventive posters laced with cautiously coded counter-propaganda.
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
Uncut Matchbox Sheet | Latvia | 1960s
£250
8th March - International Women's Day | Lithuania | 1987
£150
Ye Roar, Factories, and Cornfields, Wave | Estonia | 1978
£650
The Last Kiss | Lithuania | 1979
£250
Illustrious Corpses | Lithuania | 1978
£300
Teddy Bear in Space | Lithuania | 1980
£500
Smoking is Healthy? | Lithuania | 1984
£400
Let’s Tidy Up Our Environment | Lithuania | 1972
£350
Early Cancer is Treatable | Lithuania | 1980
£500
You Will Be Healthy & Beautiful | Lithuania | 1980
£400
Wash Fruit & Veggies to Kill Flies | Lithuania | 1975
£150
Zorba the Greek | Lithuania | 1968
£200
The Captains Adventures | Lithuania | 1979
£200
Two Long Whistles in the Mist | Lithuania | 1981
£150
Son of Vinetu Incucuno | Lithuania | 1975
£150
If a Child Wants to be Strong & Healthy | Lithuania | 1979
£200
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