This poster is oversized. The Dnieprostroi Hydroelectric Station was built on the Dnieper River, the third largest river in Europe. Soviet architects designed the dam and its buildings while a U.S. team assisted with the engineering. When completed in 1932, the dam was the biggest in the world and it was a tremendous achievement for the First Five-Year Plan and for the Soviet Union.

Vsevobuch was the U.S.S.R.'s universal military training. By decree, all citizens were obligated to receive basic military training even if they did not join the Red Army. (Written on the machine) "Workers of all countries, unite!"

This poster quotes a revolutionary song and notes the first anniversary (1918) of the October Revolution. The date on the poster (November 7) is when the revolution occurred per the Julian Calendar used by Russia at the time. The current Gregorian calendar records the revolution as having been on October 25. Russia changed to the Gregorian after the Soviets took control.

The November Revolution marked the second (and final) phase that terminated the provisional government in Russia. The provisional government was formed after the February Revolution (the first Russian Revolution) when the monarchy was toppled ending Russia's 303 years of under the Romanov Dynasty. Once the provisional government was dissolved, Russia came under the control of Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.

During the middle of the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks celebrated the 3rd anniversary of the October Revolution. In Moscow, they held a parade on Red Square on November 7th, 1920. This poster shows two dates for the October anniversary. The 25th is the date of the revolution on the Gregorian calendar, while November 7th is recorded on the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was implemented by Soviet Russia in February 1918.

Symbolically, the poster shows a worker with rifle in hand stomping on capitalism as columns from a bank building are under his foot. At the rear, workers are marching against the backdrop of a rising sun. This poster was designed by the artist Dmitry Melnikov.

做好红旗献英雄

Zuo hao hongqi xian yingxiong

(The tall building on this poster is the conceptual "Palace of the Soviets" in Moscow proposed to be built on the site of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. This "Palace" was never built.)

庆祝中华人民共和国成立25周年

Qingzhu zhonghua renmin gonghe guo chengli 25 zhounian

The first Soviet radio station was All-Union Radio. Between 1920 and 1922, it used the radio tower in Moscow designed by Vladimir Shukhov. In 1925, the Radio Commission of the Central Committee began supervision of broadcasting in the Soviet Union. The first live, Soviet broadcast took place during the November 1925 funeral of Mikhail Frunze, People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs. Approximately 150 "radio enthusiasts" were listening to programs by 1925, and radio clubs were forming across the nation.

By 1927, the Soviet Union had twenty-nine major (state-run) radio stations and programming began to catch-up to Europe and the United States.

In the 1930s, a past-time came into being-- listening to New Year's programs on the family "tarelka" or "tochka", a plate-like receiver. During World War II, radio afforded citizens to hear the voice of their leader, Josef Stalin. By the 1950s, Soviet radio had become formulaic with drab news programs and symphonic music. It was not until the 1960s that broadcasters developed more listening options.

革命友谊深如海

Geming youyi shen ru hai