Russische Propagandaplakate „Für immer mit Moskau, für immer mit dem russischen Volk“ / Russland, UdSSR, 1951

ss: The painting captures the climax of the Pereyaslav Rada, which took place on January 8 (18), 1654 in Pereyaslavl

the crowd unanimously cried out: “Let’s go under the russia, tsar!”

The crowd also includes figures of a bandura player with a boy, symbolizing the Ukrainian people.

The painting, painted by two-time Stalin Prize winner Mikhail Khmelko, was intended for the approaching 300th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. Subsequently, Khmelko’s painting was reproduced in millions of copies, which could be seen everywhere – in newspapers, magazines, textbooks, on the walls of houses, on candy boxes with the famous Kiev Bird’s Milk, and even on matchboxes.