Pages from the Soviet propaganda leaflet "Front-Illustrierte," February 1944

Front and back page from the February 1944 edition of "Front-Illustrierte," a propaganda leaflet produced by the Soviets and dropped behind enemy lines. This issue celebrates the Red Army's victory at Leningrad and depicts dead and captured German soldiers. The publication features photomontages and collages by Alexander Zhitomirsky (1907-1993), who was a student of Alexander Rodchenko and famous for his propaganda art during World War II and the Cold War era.Digital imageLeonard BlavatnikExhibited: "Letters from the Front: Jewish War Heroes," organized by the Center for Jewish History and the Blavatnik Family Foundation, 2005Part of an online exhibition "Letters from the Front: Jewish War Heroes," maintained by the Center for Jewish History at http://www.lettersfront.org