Soldier, give the Motherland victory in return! 1942

The Soviet poster “Soldier, Give the Motherland Victory in Return!” carries a political message focused on uniting the home front and the battlefield. The poster was created in 1942 by the artist Dementy Alexeyevich Shmarinov.

The image depicts a woman in a red dress, symbolizing the Motherland. In one hand, she holds a sheaf of grain, and with the other, she offers a weapon. The poster calls on people to go to the front and defend their homeland, while she – the Motherland – will grow the grain and feed her soldiers.

The illustration emphasizes that the center of unity between the front and the rear is the Motherland herself and the necessity of protecting her from a treacherous enemy.