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Secret and Counter-Secret

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0197·Poster·March 23, 1944·Russia

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Alt text: Secret and Counter-Secret. Poster, March 23, 1944, Russia, Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945). — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioPavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

DateMarch 23, 1944

Year1944

PlaceRussia

Object typePoster

ThemeWorld War and public-information graphics

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: Secret and Counter-Secret Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Secret and Counter-Secret”, Pavel Sokolov-Skalya (Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945), March 23, 1944. Russia. Poster. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0197. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0197

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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