Image of Vzdorozhanie muzhskoiÌ† obuvi v Sovdepii (Series of four drawings [colour],

Vzdorozhanie muzhskoiÌ† obuvi v Sovdepii (Series of four drawings [colour], accompanied by text. Picture 1...

IMAGE number: BL3297508
Image title: Vzdorozhanie muzhskoiÌ† obuvi v Sovdepii (Series of four drawings [colour], accompanied by text. Picture 1 is labelled '1915'. It depicts a number of well-dressed men trying on shoes. There is plenty of stock and plenty of busy assistants. A sign reads '14 roubles a pair'. The text reads: "The purchaser took a long time choosing the style and quality - there was something to choose from." Picture 2 is labelled '1917'. It depicts one man trying on a pair of shoes. There is less stock and the assistants are standing around or reading the paper. A sign reads '75 roubles a pair'. The text reads: "During the days of the Revolution you had to be content with whatever they gave you." Picture 3 is labelled '1918'. It depicts a queue outside the shop and a Red Army soldier is guarding the door. A sign reads '500 roubles a pair, distributed according to the rationing system'. The text reads: "Under the Bolsheviks, only Comissars and Communists parade in new boots, the populace waits in line." Picture 4 is labelled '1919'. It depicts the door to the shop locked and bolted while ragged men stand around outside barefoot. A sign reads: 'There are no boots and there won't be any'. The text reads: "Fewer cares - Fewer worries! In a free country you can go about barefoot."
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: [A collection of posters issued by the Southern anti-Bolshevik armies.] [1918-21] Language: Russian Source/Shelfmark: 1856.g.8.(6)
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: communism / 20th century / revolutions / poster / propaganda / revolt / event / communist party / insurrections / political party / events / people / shop / political organisation / political event / political / insurgency / revolution by name / political concept / complexes / political beliefs / russian revolution / political parties / insurrection / uprising / politics / revolution / forms of communication

Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers

License details

Your details

* First name

* Last name

* Email

* Phone

* Country

Message

Asset - General information

No Additional Copyright

Permissions

Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us

	Dimension [pixels]	Dimension in 300dpi [mm]	File size [MB]
Large	4956 × 3843 px	420 × 325 mm	20.7 MB
Medium	1024 × 794 px	87 × 67 mm	1.2 MB

Field	Search term	Example
Asset title	title:	title:pony
Asset title and keywords	~	~pony
Asset description text	description:	description:london
Agency prefix	prfx: or $	prfx:lal or $LAL
Asset id	imageid:	imageid:250297 or imageid:[2500 TO 4000]
Agency name	coll:	coll:history
Medium	medium:	medium:oil
Century	century:	century:20th
Keywords	kw:	kw:dog
Artist name	artist: or ?	artist:monet or ?monet
Artist nationality	??	??French
Creator ID	creatorid:	creatorid:37
Location	loc: or @	loc:exeter or @exeter
Classification	class: or #	class:57 or #57. Use # for unclassified assets
Year	year:	year:1850 or year:[1700 TO 1800]

Contact us for further help