Hail the Fifth Anniversary of the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian SSRs!

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Petr A. Sarkisian

Title

Hail the Fifth Anniversary of the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian SSRs!

Place

Soviet Union (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1945

Medium

Stencil

Inscriptions

Clockwise from lower left: Lithuanian SSR Latvian SSR Estonian SSR Five years ago the Baltic peoples Freely expressed their will, Entering the mighty Soviet family For harmonious labor, happiness and freedom. Raise your banners higher, Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn! Blossom, the Soviet Baltics! Proceed along the illuminated path Where we are guided by the great Stalin!

Dimensions

131.6 × 117.5 cm (51 13/16 × 46 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

Reference Number

2010.159

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.