The cosmos will be ours! Golden collection

The first step in the development of the outer space, made on October 4, 1957, when the artificial satellite of the Earth was launched by the Soviet Union, marked the beginning of the creation of the youngest poster genre - cosmic. Here everything was filled with a holiday, which was the successful flights first satellites, then spacecraft, and in conclusion - spacecraft with man on board. The pioneer of this genre was the artist Valentin Viktorov (1909-1981) - an unsurpassed master of decorative festive poster compositions. Victorovow owns most of the posters of 1957-1970, which can always be found in a clear graphic pattern, saturated color, dynamic construction of the composition and accurate slogan
The outstanding master of the plot poster Leonid Golovanov (1904-1980) was also touched to the space genre, which created the prophetic work in 1960, and the artist Konstantin Ivanov (1921-2003), the challenge of proteins and cosmonauts Arrows on August 20, 1960 (man is open, 1960).
Our victory in the development of space, Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, April 12, 1961, made a portrait image of a hero-astronaut to a poster. Colorful decorative works Valentina V. Viktorova complemented the photo montage posters of Boris Berezovsky (1910-1977) and the acutely expressive posters of Vadim Belikov (1927-1989) Each new space flight reflected in the works of these artists a bright original solution.
In the 1960s, space theme enriched the works of famous masters of a political poster: Viktor Ivanova (1909-1968), Viktor Koretsky (1909-1998), Mikhail Solovyova (1905-1990), Nikolai Smolyak (1910-1963), Evgenia Solovyov (r. 1925), Yuri Kershina (r. 1925) and a number of other artists.
After establishing in the Soviet Union, the annual celebration of Cosmonautics Day on April 12, the image of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin began to symbolize this nationwide holiday. Artists worked on festive posters, each time I invariably retaining the faithfulness of the image of the figure of the hero. The decade of the first flight of a person in space was noted by the poster"s release. The famous smile of the hero located in the cabin cabin East-1 ".
Space posters created by artists in those recent years, and today enjoy great popularity. They instill vigor and optimism, reminding to all of us the slogan, which sounded on Red Square in Moscow to an unforgettable day on April 12, 1961: Hooray! Our space! "
Alexander Shklaruk