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GUSTAV KLUTSIS (1895-1938) SPARTAKIADA. Postcard. 1928. 5 3/4x4 inches, 14 1/2x10 1/4 cm. Izvestiya, Moscow. Condition B+: minor staining along left edge; corners rubbed; skinning and minor rubbing on verso. Klutsis designed nine postcards to promote the Spartakiada, a national sports competition which began on August 12, the day of the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Amsterdam in which Russia did not compete. "For the Bolsheviks, sporting success and physical perfection demonstrated the triumph of the Revolution, the efficacy of Socialism and the achievements of the Soviet state. The Spartakiada, therefore, had considerable propaganda potential, and, as a committed Communist and Constructivist, Klutsis orchestrated his photomontages to maximise this. While seeking to capture the dynamism of sporting activities and reveal the beauty of the physical gestures involved, he was also concerned to bring out the fundamental connection between sport and Communist ideology" (vam.co.uk). Klutsis pl. 45.
