Soviet Constructivism Propaganda

Constructivism was an artistic  and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919.The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes, which had a great impact on modern art movements in the coming 20th century.

Serving in the revolution, Constructivists worked on public festivals and street designs for the post October revolution Bolshevik government, which painted propaganda plaques and posters, with one of the best known "beat the whites with the red wedge" Inspired by Vladimir Mayakovsky's declaration 'the streets our brushes, the squares our palettes', artists and designers participated in public life during the Civil War. During the second world war, constructivism also appeared in the many propaganda posters produced by the Soviet Union to boost the morale of the Russian people.