Item Summary

The poster depicts the Russian protected cruiser Aurora (крейсер Аврора). Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in Saint Petersburg for service in the Pacific. One of the first incidents of the October Revolution, 1917 in Russia took place on the cruiser Aurora, which reportedly had fired the first blank shot, signalling the beginning of the rebellion for those involved. The cruiser became one of the main symbols of the October Revolution. Artist, publisher and year of publication not identified.

Descriptive Information

Title
1917
Sort Title
1917
Format
Posters

Discovery Information

Subject
Politics and government
Revolutions
Socialism
Geographic Subject
Russia (Federation)
Geographic Origin
Russia (Federation)

Physical Characteristics

Height
69
Width
48
Page Count
1
File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Russian and East European Posters
Box number
6
Folder number
106
Barcode
32101098254913
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/588af43f-681c-4720-91d7-15ca644b929b/manifest