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TASS Windows: A Collection of War Posters from the Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union

Two days after Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941, the Union of Artists revived its propaganda efforts by re-launching TASS Windows, published by the state news agency. During World War II, Soviet artists produced over a thousand posters of Russian heroes, Nazi cowards, and scenes of the Red Army advancing under slogans such as "The Time for Vengeance Is Approaching" and "For the Motherland!" During the course of the conflict, posters were created in Moscow by groups of over seventy artists and writers working 24 hours a day. Each image was stencilled and reproduced in up to 1000 copies in three or more colors. The posters, hung in storefront windows across Russia and sent around the world to allied nations, enhanced public morale with their powerful images of soldiers and peasants overcoming opposition.

Nearly 126 TASS windows were collected by the Library of International Relations, which became a part of the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library in 1983. Due to their large size and the cheap wartime paper used to produce them, most are too damaged to display, though several can be seen hanging in the Library. The current collection of photographed posters spans the years 1942-1944.

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  • <em>Ancestors and Descendants</em>, TASS Nos. 0996-0997 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Ancestors and Descendants</em>, TASS Nos. 0996-0997

  • <em>Cossack Glory</em>, TASS No. 1093 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Cossack Glory</em>, TASS No. 1093

  • <em>Donbass is Reviving!</em>, TASS No. 1053 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Donbass is Reviving!</em>, TASS No. 1053

  • <em>Fruits and Vegetables for the Front!</em>, TASS No. 1039 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Fruits and Vegetables for the Front!</em>, TASS No. 1039

  • <em>In the Mountains of Transylvania</em>, TASS No. 1077 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>In the Mountains of Transylvania</em>, TASS No. 1077

  • <em>Narva is Liberated!</em>, TASS No. 1029 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Narva is Liberated!</em>, TASS No. 1029

  • <em>You're Once Again with Us, Sevastopol!</em>, TASS No. 0970 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>You're Once Again with Us, Sevastopol!</em>, TASS No. 0970

  • <em>A Radical Compromise</em>, TASS No. 0846 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>A Radical Compromise</em>, TASS No. 0846

  • <em>Begone, My Horse Wagon!</em>, TASS No. 0817 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Begone, My Horse Wagon!</em>, TASS No. 0817

  • <em>Untitled</em>, TASS No. 0874 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Untitled</em>, TASS No. 0874

  • <em>For the Soviet Country</em>, TASS No. 0534 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>For the Soviet Country</em>, TASS No. 0534

  • <em>Kill Him!</em>, TASS No. 0527 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Kill Him!</em>, TASS No. 0527

  • <em>Soldier, Don't Retreat!</em>, TASS No. 0580 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Soldier, Don't Retreat!</em>, TASS No. 0580

  • <em>So That the Enemy Will Quickly Waver</em>, TASS No. 0522 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>So That the Enemy Will Quickly Waver</em>, TASS No. 0522

  • <em>"This evil enemy won't get out of the knot we've got him in! Treaty of solidarity between the Soviet Union, England, and the United States"</em> by Kukryniksy

    <em>"This evil enemy won't get out of the knot we've got him in! Treaty of solidarity between the Soviet Union, England, and the United States"</em>

  • <em>Untitled</em>, TASS No. 0590 by Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

    <em>Untitled</em>, TASS No. 0590

 
 
 

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