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1968 Soviet poster with stylized white fist in red, yellow, and green gripping a barbell, Russian text announcing European weightlifting championship in Leningrad.
Russian text on blue poster reads “Федерация тяжёлой атлетики СССР 19–25 июня Ленинград.”
Stylized geometric fist gripping a black bar, with multicolored fingers on a blue background.
Blue poster with bold yellow Russian text reading “Первенство Европы по тяжёлой атлетике” (European Weightlifting Championship).
Bottom margin of the 1968 Russian weightlifting poster with small Russian publishing text printed on tan paper.
1968 Soviet poster with stylized white fist in red, yellow, and green gripping a barbell, Russian text announcing European weightlifting championship in Leningrad.
Russian text on blue poster reads “Федерация тяжёлой атлетики СССР 19–25 июня Ленинград.”
Stylized geometric fist gripping a black bar, with multicolored fingers on a blue background.
Blue poster with bold yellow Russian text reading “Первенство Европы по тяжёлой атлетике” (European Weightlifting Championship).
Bottom margin of the 1968 Russian weightlifting poster with small Russian publishing text printed on tan paper.

1968 European Weightlifting Championship Leningrad Soviet Poster Original Russian Lithograph

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Anonymous Artists
Date:  1968
Size:  22″ x 34″
Medium:  Lithograph | Linen-backed
INV. #:  21195

Condition: Vintage original, previously owned. These are period posters, not reproductions, and may show expected signs of age — please see the images.

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1968 European Weightlifting Championship Leningrad Soviet Poster Original Russian Lithograph

 

This original Soviet poster, printed in Moscow in 1968, announces the European Weightlifting Championship held in Leningrad from June 19–25 under the auspices of the USSR Weightlifting Federation. Executed as a bold color lithograph, the design features a monumental stylized hand gripping a barbell, rendered in geometric planes of muted color against a deep blue ground, evoking both athletic ability and the visual language of late Soviet modernism. The composition balances abstraction with symbolism, with the raised form suggesting strength and collective identity, characteristic of official sports graphics of the period. Issued in a relatively limited edition and now professionally linen-backed with restored folds, the poster remains in very good condition, preserving its strong graphic impact and historical clarity. It stands as a compelling example of Cold War-era sports design and Soviet visual culture.

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Dimensions 22 × 34 in

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