Smoke captains cigars 1939

Smoke “Captains’” Cigars poster by S. Sakharov:
The poster, issued by the People’s Commissariat of the Food Industry of the USSR (Narkom­pishcheprom) and the Glavtabak tobacco authority, features a stylized close‐up of a confident naval captain in uniform lighting a cigar. Above him the text reads in Russian “Курите капитанские сигары” (“Smoke Captains’ Cigars”) against a deep blue background. The captain’s white peaked cap and the glowing cigar create a striking contrast of light and shadow, giving the poster a bold, glamorous tone. The design uses strong Art‑Deco influenced typography and color, emphasizing both prestige and modernity in the Soviet tobacco campaign.