Kharkiv Radyans'kii! [Kharkov is Soviet (again)!]. A TASS Windows series poster (text in Ukrainian) by Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (1899-1961, People's Artist of the Russian Federation), Moscow, 1943, 193 x 84.5 cm

The Red Army recaptures the major Ukrainian city of Kharkov (February 1943). This success proved short-lived, as the Germans regrouped and recaptured Kharkov a month later. This German success set the stage for the decisive battle of the war, the Battle of Kursk. Kharkov was finally liberated for good in August 1943.

Pavel Sokolov-Skalya worked in a variety of genres, ranging from monumentalist art to poster production and book design. His career as a posterist spanned over 30 years; during WWII, he was the artistic director of TASS Windows. Awards bestowed on the artist by the regime are too numerous to name - full member of the Soviet Academy of Arts, 1942 and 1949 Stalin Prizes, etc. The 1942 Prize was awarded specifically for Sokolov-Skalya's contribution to TASS Windows production.

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