A.O. MAKSIMOV (DATES UNKNOWN)
76
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[WAR LOAN / FORWARD FOR THE MOTHERLAND!] 1916.
38
1
/
2
x26
1
/
2
inches, 97
3
/
4
x67
1
/
4
cm.
Condition A-: restored loss in lower left edge; minor abrasions and restoration in margins and image; light
staining in lower right corner.
A medieval Russian knight is galloping off to battle carrying a flag bearing the Romanov coat of arms.
As one of the last attempts of Tsarist Russia to raise funds for their doomed involvement in World War I,
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in March 1917. As a result, the Bolsheviks took power. Whether the Russian
aristocracy rose to the occasion and contributed to this loan is unclear, but what is certain is that the
loan was never paid back. In March 1918, Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany, left the war and
repudiated all Allied war loans. Copies of this poster were sent to America from Russia and used (with
English text banners) “in conjunction with a film to benefit the work of an American medical relief
group” (Theofiles p. 143). Theofiles 194 (var).
[800/1,200]
IVAN ALEKSEEVICH VLADIMIROV (1869-1947)
77
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[EVERYTHING FOR VICTORY! / SIGN UP FOR THE 5 1/2% WAR LOAN.] 1916.
38
3
/
4
x27
1
/
2
inches, 98
1
/
2
x70 cm.
Condition A-: minor restored losses and repaired tear in upper margin; light staining and discoloration in
image. Matted and framed.
[800/1,200]
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