The Race to Space: Vintage Space Propaganda Posters
Space was the dramatic arena for an ideological struggle between Communism and Capitalism. The USSR understood the power of the image and the Space Race was one of the central motifs of Soviet propaganda posters. Cosmonauts like Yuri Gagarin were a common feature in Soviet propaganda posters.
New designs were often released to celebrate anniversaries or new technological breakthroughs. In them, cosmonauts were depicted as explorers of new worlds, looking boldly back at the viewer. Space was the dramatic arena for an ideological struggle between Communism and Capitalism. The most famous Soviet artists like A. Lemeshchenko and V. Viktorov created some of the most famous posters of the era which are potent reminders of the stratospheric ambitions of the Soviet regime. The ones that survive today are highly sought after. Read more
"We've Inspected the Sky Inside & Outside. No Gods or Angels Were Found" | Russia | 1964 £1500
12 April - Cosmonauts Day | Russia | 1989 £400
12th April Cosmonauts Day | Russia | 1985 £400
The Noah's Ark Principle | Czechoslovakia | 1987 £450
Create, Invent, Try! | Russia | 1982 £350
12th April -The First Great Step of Humankind into Space - Triptych | Russia | 1989 £2500
Teddy Bear in Space | Lithuania | 1980 £500
Towards Unknown Worlds | Russia | 1980 £250
11th FAI World Gliding Champions | Poland | 1968 £700
The Soviet Union - The Motherland of Exploration | Belarus | 1986 £900
It is for You, Humanity! | Russia | 1966 £750
Joint Russian-Syrian (USSR) Flight | Russia | 1987 £750
First Steps in Space | Russia | 1975 £1500
Signals - A Space Adventure | Poland | 1970 £500
1961 - Peaceful Development of Outer Spaces | Russia | 1980s £300
Space is not for War | Russia | 1985 £450
Sketch for Propaganda Poster 5 | Russia | 1980s £250
Voyage to the End of the Universe | Russia | 1964 £900
The End of Eternity | Russia | 1987 £800
Sketch for Propaganda Poster 8 | Russia | 1980s £250
International Corporation in Space | Russia | 1978 £650
Cosmonaut | Russia | 1980s £350
Soviet Artificial Satellites of Earth | Russia | 1958 £650