The history of Soviet cinematography through posters. 1919-1991. Central Manezh. May 13 – June 13

Today on the 13^th of May, 2016 the Central Exhibition Hall “Manezh” opens the exhibition “The history of the Soviet cinematography through posters. 1919-1991” organized by the State museum exhibition center “ROSIZO” and Moscow design museum, with the support of the RF Ministry of Culture. The viewers will see the history of the development of the Soviet cinema poster during the period of 70 years: posters of the 1920s created in constructivism style, rare works of the Great Patriotic War period, posters of renowned Soviet movies of the “Thaw” years and of the period from 1970s till1990s (“Nine days in one year”, “White sun of the desert”, “The Twelve chairs” etc.). More than 300 artworks by famous graphic artists will be displayed at the Manezh, including those by Vladimir (1899-1982) and Georgiy (1900-1933) Stenbergs, Mikhail Khazanovskiy (1912-1990), Boris Zelenskiy (1914-1984), Miron Lukianov (1936-2007), Vasiliy Ostrovskiy (1936-2012) and many others.

The history of Russian cinema poster started in 1908 when the first Russian feature film “Stenka Razin” came out created by A.Drankov film studio. Circus and theater posters were part and parcel of the street decoration in both Moscow and St. Petersburg at the time. To gain commercial success the posters presenting young movie industry had to show up.

The exhibition “The history of the Soviet cinematography through posters. 1919-1991” will last till June 13, 2016.

The project has been prepared within the frame of the Russian cinema year.