Postage Stamps: Messengers of the Soviet Future
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 through Sunday, September 20th, 2009
This exciting exhibition spans nearly 100 years of illustrative history, tracing the evolution of a country through the impactful images contained on postage stamps. The stamps, rich in artistry and visual eloquence, communicated the Soviet Union's aspirational utopian vision to the people of the USSR and around the world. On exclusive display through September 20, 2009, this original exhibition features approximately 300 rare stamps on loan from a private collector.
Messengers of the Soviet Future captures peak moments of Russian and Soviet history. The first Soviet stamps issued right after the Bolshevik revolution ushered in a new era of breaking away from any and all traditions. Early Soviet mega-projects consisted of building a new and happy life from scratch a socialist utopia. On beautifully designed Soviet stamps, Messengers of the Soviet Future reveals key projects the country aspired to, including palaces, fleets of blimps and a happy and healthy Soviet people the state hoped would become reality. The stamps reflecting these and other Soviet projects, from the time of the revolution through the 1950s will be represented in this new exhibit.