Stalin, undisputed master of the USSR – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Stalin, undisputed master of the USSR comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Stalin, undisputed master of the USSR
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A caption card of uncertain reliability gives this 1930 print its blunt claim that Stalin was the undisputed master of the USSR, a phrase that reads more like outside commentary than neutral description. By 1930 he had outmaneuvered his rivals inside the Communist Party, Leon Trotsky had been expelled from the Soviet Union in 1929, and the First Five-Year Plan and forced collectivization of farms were reshaping the country. Because the record is unverified, the picture is best read as an outside view of Soviet power at that moment, with the caption's wording weighed against what the image itself shows.
| Created / published | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Communism; Russia - Hist. - 1930; B.I. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,237 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-143791 |
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