“Literacy is the Road to Communism.”

AUCTION 70 | Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autographed Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 10
(SOVIET UNION).

“Literacy is the Road to Communism.”

Text in Yiddish and Russian. Published by Gosizdat. Framed. 27 x 20 inches.

Moscow, c. 1917-20:

Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,000
In its early years, the Soviet regime conscripted thousands of teachers and organized extensive campaigns to combat illiteracy. This poster uses the classical symbol of the winged horse Pegasus as a distributor of knowledge. The text in the book reads: “Proletarians of all countries…”