GANF, Yuliy Abramovich (1898 – 1973). [Religion is the Enemy of Industrialization]. 1930. Lithograph Soviet anti-religion propaganda poster. On the left are factory owners depicted as puppeteers of Christ and saints in a rundown factory, and a drunkard in the foreground surrounded by an alcohol bottle and Easter eggs; on the right is a worker reading The Atheist newspaper with the headline “Let’s Accelerate the Death of Religion by Participating in the Construction of Socialism.” 39 5/8 x 27”. Linen backed. Expertly repaired and inpainted tears around edges of image; replaced loss lower left corner. B+/B.