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Radical Soviet film posters: a visual revolution before it was banned.
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Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde

45th Ed.

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  • Hardcover

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    29 August 2026

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Summary

At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the energy and invention of this period, before Soviet Realism became the official art doctrine.

Drawn from the private collection of collector Susan Pack, the selection includes the work of 27 different artists. From bold figuration to archi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783754405543
ISBN-10:3754405543
Author:Susan Pack
Publisher:Taschen GmbH
Imprint:Taschen GmbH
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:29 August 2026
Weight:1.16kg
Dimensions:35mm x 156mm x 217mm
Series:45th Edition
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Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde by Susan Pack - ISBN: 9783754405543
156 × 217 mm
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A4
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Critics Review

These avant garde film posters were as bold and innovative as the movies they advertised. * The Guardian *

About The Author

Susan Pack

Susan Pack graduated from Princeton in 1973. For 10 years she worked in advertising, ultimately as senior copywriter at Saatchi & Saatchi in New York. She began collecting rare advertising posters in the 1970s, in due course acquiring one of the world’s foremost collections of avant-garde Russian film posters.

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