If you don’t read books, you will soon forget how to read 1925

If you will not read books
you will become illiterate soon.

The author of this poster is Alexander Mogilevsky, who created it in 1925. The poster shows a peasant woman in a traditional red headscarf reading the book “Ten Days That Shook the World” by John Reed. The slogan warns: “If you don’t read books, you will soon forget how to read,” emphasizing the Soviet campaign against illiteracy and encouraging continuous self-education among rural citizens. The bright colors and confident expression of the woman underline the idea that literacy empowers the working class and strengthens socialist society.