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Original vintage poster in czech language:
"CESKOSLOVENSKA KONFERENCE NA NA OBRANU DETI - 30. III. 1952 - PRAHA - MEZINARODNI KONFERENCE NA OBRANU DETI - 12.-16. IV. 1952 - VIDEN"
or
"CZECHOSLOVAK CONFERENCE ON THE DEFENSE OF CHILDREN - 30th MARCH 1952 - PRAGUE - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DEFENSE OF CHILDREN - FROM 12th TILL 16th APRIL 1952 - VIENNA",
with text in the middle: "THIS IS HOW THE CHILDREN OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC CZECHOSLOVAKIA LIVE SO JOYFULLY AND HAPPILY AND THIS IS HOW THE CHILDREN OF FASCIST FRANCIS SPAIN AND THE EXPLOITED COLONIAL NATIONS"
Designed by: artist Zelenka, most likely in 1952
Printed in: issued by Ministry of Informations and Enlightenment in Publishing House Osveta, National Enterprise, in March 1952, printed by Graficke Tiskarny, National Enterprise, Cerveny Kostelec
Total measurements: approx. 83,5x59,5cm
Condition report: poster was stored rolled, shows tears and creasing especially on edges and in corners, yellowing and some stains, two bigger tears on the right margin area - one approx. 3cm and second approx. 9cm
Historical context: interesting and not often seen poster dedicated to human rights from former Czechoslovakia. Poster has a significant anti-war message with underlined socialistic and anti-fascist text, with emphasis on children.
Those were also the times of cold war and when NATO was being formed.
Also we can see emphasized "National Enterprise" on this poster, this perfectly illustrate nationalization or better seizure by state of formerly private companies soon after the communists won elections at the end of 1940s.
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