This poster belongs to a set of Ukrainian posters called “Master Scissors” and is link with the art of vytynanka.

Did you know…?

The art of vytynanka – or papercutting – first appeared in rural villages in Ukraine in the middle of the 19th century, as a form of home decoration.

Vytynanky are decorations for the home, cut with a knife or scissors out of white or coloured paper, in the form of lace or silhouettes. The word is derived from the verb ‘vytynaty’, meaning ‘to cut out’. Traditional paper vytynanky were made with geometric or floral patterns, though they can also be found in the form of animals, people, everyday objects and houses.

Further information on these links:

https://youtu.be/i6jV8lcX4Zk

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytynanky_(Wycinanki)

Size: 37x30 cm

Circulation: 30000 copies

Publisher: Publishing House of the Soviet School of the Press Committee.

Printed in 1968

Printing technique: offset

Made in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.

Condition: as seen on the picture.

This is guaranteed 100% Soviet period item manufactured in the Ukrainian SSR, USSR.

This is not a recent issue,replica or tourist souvenir.