PP 243 | Poster Plakat

Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko

**Poster Number:** PP 243

**Category:** Cold War

**Poster Notes:** Poster shows Konstantin Cherenkov, leader of the Soviet Union from February 1984 until March 1985. He died in office.

**Media Size:** 27.5x20

**Poster Type:** Offset

**Publishing Date:** 1984

**Editorial Information:** Editor N. A. Verprintsev; Technical Editor L. A. Kamineva.

**Technical Information on Poster:** Approved for printing February 27, 1984; Publication No. 0813555; Format 70 x 100 1/2; Volume 0.65 Conditional [sheets] of paper; Number of conditional print 2.6; Relief printing; Coated paper; Order No. 9081; Price 30 kopeks; F 5102000000-180/088.

**Print Run:** 300,000

**Glavlit Directory Number:** A-09423

**Catalog Notes:** PP 243 Cold War (Shrink Wrap)

Artist: Iung, M.N. — Иунг, М.Н.

Printer: State Typography Workshop named for Ivan Fedorov, Leningrad — Государственная типография имени Ивана Федорова, Ленинград

The State Typography Workshop named for Ivan Fedorov was located at 11 Zvenigorodskaia Street in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Ivan Fedorov (c.1525-1583) is historically referred to as the first Russian printer. From 1902 to 1918, the printing workshop was owned by Roman Golike and Artur Vil’borg. After being nationalized shortly after the October Revolution, the printer became the 15th State Typogaphy. In 1922, the workshop was assigned to the printing trust of Petropechat', and was named in honor of...

Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko