Of the photomontage poster artists of the 20th century, Viktor Borisovich Koretskii stands out as one of the most iconic. His prolific career in the Soviet Union began in the 1930s and ended in the 1980s, and his unique artistic style influenced generations of graphic artists. From 1921 to 1929, Viktor Koretskii attended the Moscow Secondary School of Professional Art, and by 1931 he was working as a professional graphic designer. Koretskii perfected his own technique of photomontage ...

Sovkino was established in December 1924 as the All-Russian Photographic and Industrial Joint-Stock Company. Initially formed as a distribution outlet for motion pictures, Sovkino established a network of its own theaters across the USSR. It also created a film production division and became the leading studio in the nation. Sovkino was dissolved when state-supported film production shifted to Soiuzkino in May 1930. Motion picture posters were handled by Reklamfil'm, the office responsible for designing, approving and distributing ...

Planeta (Planet) Publishing was a state-owned, Moscow publisher that was formed in 1969. It was located at 8-11 Petrovka Street and it served as a contract publisher for Goskomizdat USSR (State Committee on Publishing in the USSR) in addition to publishing literature for the USSR Journalists Union. Planet issued posters, photo portraits, photo-illustrated books, postcards, calendars and it published the magazine Soviet Photo (A.K.A. Photography Magazine)-- the chief periodical for Soviet and Eastern ...