To Berlin! 30th Anniversary VE Day Vintage Political Poster 1975 | Happiest Kid Finds

To Berlin (30th Anniversary VA-Day)
vintage and rare political poster

The poster shows a female Soviet soldier directing Soviet Red Army traffic through the rubble of Berlin.

dimensions: 18" x 21 5/8"
date: 1975
condition: Fair to good condition. Well used. There's tape, a small tear, and skinning at the top left corner. There's skinning at the other corners as well - a bit of paper is lifted onto itself at the top of the poster, diagonal crease across the top of the poster with edge tears, toning, and wear.

VE Day or V-E Day stands for 'Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945. It is observed as the defeat of Hitler's Nazi war and Germany, and the official surrender of all German military operations. (although the war would officially end on September 2nd, with the surrender of Japan).

"As the fighting neared its end, the post-war political wrangling had already begun. When Soviet leader Joseph Stalin heard about the surrender ceremony in Reims, he was none too pleased. He declared that the U.S.S.R’s representative there, Ivan Susloparov, had not been authorized to sign the document and that the wording differed from a previous agreement Stalin had approved. Stalin, who ensured Soviet troops were the first to arrive in Berlin in an effort to secure control of the city before the Allies, also refused to accept a surrender signed on French soil, and declared the Reims document simply a preliminary surrender. Stalin’s remarks caused massive confusion; German radio announced that the Axis may have surrendered on the Western Front, but remained at war with the Soviets, and fighting continued throughout the day on May 8. Finally, just before midnight (in the early hours of the 9th, Moscow time), another hastily assembled ceremony got underway in Soviet-controlled Berlin. So, while much of the world would commemorate V-E Day on May 8, Victory Day in Russia and its republics would be celebrated on May 9." - 5 Facts About V-E Day, The German surrender during World War II was one of the most momentous events of the 20th century., Barbara Maranzani

published by: Imported Publications, Inc., Chicago, I
"a company that distributed books and Marxist-Leninist literature from the Soviet Union and other socialist countries in English and Spanish to retail outlets and readers in the United States. Once the USSR was dismantled and the flow of affordable books that had previously been shared with the world ceased, Imported Publications couldn’t survive."
Based on the trademark registration details, the publication appears to have run from 1974 - 1994, but these dates are not confirmed, although a notation in the trademark registry states that the logo's first use in commerce or anywhere was September 1974. The first notice of publication for the company's logo was filed June 26, 1987, and then cancelled June 13, 1994.

Price: $129.99