Original vintage Russian propaganda poster published to promote the Young Pioneer youth organisation (similar to the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides groups): Pioneer is a friend to all children of the world. Great artwork showing three children standing together and wearing their red Pioneer scarves, all smiling with their faces lit up by the flame of the Pioneer symbol below, the banner reading Always Ready over a red Soviet star with the hammer and sickle emblem in front of a Pioneer drum and trumpet adorned with a red flag, the text above in yellow letters. Good condition, small tears and losses in top margin. Country of issue: Russia, designer: unknown, size (cm): 58x40.5, year of printing: 1961.