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2 400 units. The collection presents different types of posters, published in pre-revolutionary Russia in the printing house "Association of R.Golike and A. Vilborg", chromolithographic factories of T. Kibbel and of E. Marcus and other print institutions of St.Petersburg.

The State Museum of St. Petersburg has formed a unique collection of Soviet posters, numbering about 15,000 items. The collection covers the period from 1918, from the appearance of the first Soviet political posters, to present days.

The collection was based on items moved from the State Hermitage, the State Public Library, the Museum of Defense of Leningrad, a branch of ... ↓ the Central Museum of V.I.Lenin, as well as the results of the collection work of the museum’s scientists and large gifts, for example, the gift of collector and art critic G.S.Ginger.

Various poster genres are widely represented in the collection: political, military, industrial, agricultural, etc., as well as the works of creative associations: “ROSTA Satire Windows”, “TASS Windows”, “Battle Pencil”, “Baltic Spotlight”. The collection of posters of the “Battle Pencil” association is one of the most complete in our country.

The posters made by famous masters: V.V. Lebedev, D.S.Moor, M.M.Cheremnykh, V.N.Deni, the Kukryniks, V.V.Suryaninov and others are the real treasures of the collection. V.V.Lebedev's poster "Uncle Prov", made using the stencil technique, is a rare copy of the poster of the 1920s.

Posters created during the war of 1941-1945 comprise the largest collection about 4,000 items. The posters of the war years reflect the main events of the Great Patriotic War. The works of the Chief artist of the Political Administration of the Baltic Fleet S.S.Boim are of historical interest. With the accuracy of a documentary, he was able to show life in the besieged Leningrad. His poster "The blood of Leningraders calls for revenge" (1944) is an example of it.

Post-war posters cover a wide range of political topics. The theme of elections to various authorities is widely reflected in the Soviet poster. The work of V. V. Suryaninov "For the happiness of children" (1954) stands out among these posters.

A significant part of the collection form information and advertising posters. They were produced annually and were timed to holidays and memorable dates. A typical example of such a poster is the work by M.A. Gordon “Leningrad is 250 years old” (1957).

The posters of the 1980-1990s, the period of Perestroika, are characterized by an acute political focus on the fight against bureaucracy, bribery, and corruption. One example of a political poster of those years is the poster “Perestroika. Such people - off the road! ” (1988) by P.V.Serkin.

Over the past decade, museum was replenished with the gifts of famous St. Petersburg graphic artists and heirs of artists: J.V.Efimovsky, G.V.Covenchuk, V.M.Menshikov, Y.V.Trunev, V.A.Travin. In 2011, the museum received a gift from L.B.Mikhailov, director of the St.Petersburg Rock Opera Theater. It was over 80 theater posters of the famous St.Petersburg artist G.P.Korbut. These sheets have supplemented a special section of the collection devoted to spectacular advertising.

In 2019, the collection of theatrical posters was replenished with the gifts of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Georgy Nikolayevich Rashkov, which he created for the Leningrad theaters. These posters illustrate the pages of the theatrical life of Leningrad from 1984 to 1989, reflect the style of those years, performances relevant to that time based on the works of V.Shukshin, V.Rozov, N.Pavlova and other authors. The performances were on the stages of the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater named after A.S.Pushkin, as well as those that were part of the Lenconcert association - the “Young Theater” and the “Vremya Theater Studio”.
The presented artistically decorated sheets for the productions of the A.S.Pushkin Theatre are a rarity, since the theater mainly preferred the production of font posters.
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The materials cover the period from the end of the XIX century to the present day and have more than 20 thousand storage units.

Pre-revolutionary materials show the variety of theatrical, exhibition, musical, literary life of the capital. Along with posters of outstanding productions of the Imperial theaters, there are also posters and programs of theaters that were ... ↓ popular in the early XX century but have not survived to our days (for example, “Nevsky Farce”, Intimate Theater, Musical Drama Theater, “Crooked Mirror” Theater and other). In the pre-revolutionary posters and programs there are names of recognized masters of world art Fyodor Chaliapin, Ivan Ershov, Matilda Kshesinskaya.

The materials on the history of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the 300th anniversary of the Romanovs dynasty, events on the occasion of the coronation of Emperors Alexander III and Nicholas II are of special value.

In addition to the significant collection of film posters of the pre-revolutionary period, the collection also contains font movie posters and film show programs from the 1890-1910s. They give an idea of the development of the capital's film distribution from the moment of its occurrence until 1917.

Among the rare ones are two film programs at 46 Nevsky Prospect, where films of the company of the Lumiere brothers were screened on May 6, 1896. These programs give an idea of the nature of the first sessions - short tapes on various subjects with breaks between acts.

Nevsky Prospekt, the main cinematic street of pre-revolutionary Russia, is represented by programs of six cinemas, including the “Parisiana” cinema, which was fashionable at that time. It was renamed “October” cinema after the revolution. In the 1910s, cinema confidently conquered St. Petersburg. The collection includes cinema programs “Lux”, “Sporting Palace”, “Olympia”, “Fantasy”. Alexander Blok often went to the last one.

Silent movie stars shone on the artistic horizon of Petrograd. One of the brightest stars is reminded by the program of the movie “By the Fireplace” with Vera Kholodnaya.

Posters of the Scientific Cinema Association indicate that great importance was attached to the educational role of cinema. The repertoire of screenings included screen versions of literary works, popular science films on natural history.

The posters of the cinema that existed in the Tsarskoye Selo City Hall are of special interest. From them you can find information about the cost of tickets for the sessions - from 45 kopecks to 1 ruble 15 kopecks and the existence of certain restrictions for visitors, as the lower ranks were ordered to take places in the choirs.

The 1920s and 1930s are represented by exhibits dedicated to the diversity of the artistic searches of the masters of the Soviet theatrical, visual, and musical arts, whose activities are associated with pre-war Leningrad. Among the most interesting samples are the posters of the Exhibition of Masters of Analytical Art (Filonov’s school), posters for theatrical productions of Vsevolod Meyerhold.

The collection contains a unique collection of Blockade posters, programs and invitations, including a poster for the first performance of the Seventh Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich in August 1942.

Post-war materials are devoted to theatrical premieres of Leningrad, circus performances, touring performances by Leningrad artists, the activities of gardens, parks, cinemas, stadiums, exhibitions of city museums. The complexes were collected on the history of the city festivals "White Nights", "Leningrad Musical Spring", football tournaments, the Olympics-80 and events on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. ↑

More than 500 copies of the wall, flip, souvenir (with ads of trading firms of Petersburg), "eternal" calendars. Chronologically the collection covers the period of 1880-ies - beginning of the XXI century.

The collection of menus, numbering about 500 items, was taken to the Museum since the creation of the Museum of Old Petersburg. It is one of the best in the country.

The collection of the postage stamps; police stamps and address fees; municipal stamps, savings, charitable stamps, etc.

The labels collection presents the pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary periods (end of XIX - the beginning of XXI century) and has more than 9,000 items.