Moscow Metro Graphics (1931-35)

"The Moscow metro is one of the most spectacular engineering, architectural, and design achievements of the Stalinist era...There can be little doubt, however, that it was during the early stages of the project, and in particular in the 1930s, that the most dramatic developments occurred and that some of the most beautiful stations were designed and built." [See, Mike O'Mahony, Picturing Russia, Yale Univ. Press (2008), at p. 185.]

The Moscow Metro was conceptualized in the early 1930s and opened on May 15, 1935. The posters and newspapers offered here depict that conception through the completion of the first phase of the Metro.

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Poster design by Dolgorukov, N. The Metro-Mass Means of Urban Transportation. 23 7/8 x 40 5/8". 1931.

Poster design by Pavlov, V. Proletarian Capital-High Quality Tunnels and Metro Stations. 33 1/4 x 23". 1934.

Newspaper design by Dolgorukov, N. Vechernyaya Moskva, May 1, 1935. 22 1/2 x 16 1/4". May Day issue celebrating the opening of the Metro later that month.

Newspaper design by Dolgorukov, N. Vechernyaya Moskva, May 14, 1935. 22 3/4 x 16 3/8". Issue announcing the opening of the Metro the next day ("Greetings to the Glorious Builders of the Metro").

We have a large inventory of important 1920s-30s Russian/Soviet posters and graphic newspapers. Please contact us for details.