Soviet Space Posters & Propaganda Prints

Shop 30 Soviet space posters inspired by Sputnik, Gagarin and USSR rockets. Archival matte prints from $39, with free worldwide shipping.

New, unframed prints. Not vintage originals or digital downloads.

Space Race Posters

Sputnik, Gagarin, Tereshkova, Belka and Strelka, and Apollo-Soyuz in Soviet-style poster art.

Stylized 2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. Top: a red Sputnik satellite with antennas against a midnight-blue sky full of stars. Center: a gold curving trajectory line. Bottom: a Soviet worker in red overalls and an engineer in blue coveralls looking up at the satellite. Below them, the silhouette of a city skyline with a small red flag. Title text in Cyrillic reads К ЗВЕЗДАМ! (Toward the Stars).

Toward the Stars

К Звездам!

1957 - Sputnik era

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First Citizen of the Cosmos

Первый Гражданин Космоса

1961 - Gagarin era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. Two dogs in clear acrylic space helmets, side-by-side bust portraits. One dog has white-and-tan markings, the other is slightly darker. Behind them, Earth's curving horizon and a Korabl-Sputnik capsule descending under a red-and-white striped parachute against a starry sky. Warm cream background with red accents and gold sun rays. Top band reads ПЕРВОПРОХОДЦЫ (Pioneers); bottom band reads СЛАВА НАШИМ ДРУЗЬЯМ! (Glory to Our Friends).

Pioneers

Первопроходцы

Early 1960s - Belka and Strelka era

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Daughter of October

Дочь Октября

1963 - Tereshkova era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. Top: two stylized hands - one wearing a red Soviet cuff with star, one wearing a blue-and-stars American cuff - clasping firmly. Middle: two docked capsules nose-to-nose, the left one labeled CCCP in red Cyrillic with a red star, the right labeled USA in blue with stars. Bottom: Earth's curve with a golden sunrise terminator. Title text in Cyrillic reads БРАТСТВО СРЕДИ ЗВЁЗД (Brotherhood Among the Stars) with subtitle APOLLO - СОЮЗ • 1975.

Brotherhood Among the Stars

Братство Среди Звёзд

1975 - Apollo-Soyuz era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster, dark and confrontational. Center: a massive open human hand, palm outward, blocking an incoming missile painted with U.S. stars-and-stripes markings. Upper right: a small peaceful blue Earth. Upper left: a red NO symbol crossing out a small missile. Background: black sky with stars. Bottom band reads КОСМОС ПРИНАДЛЕЖИТ ВСЕМ (Space Belongs to Everyone) in heavy condensed sans-serif.

Space Belongs to Everyone

Космос Принадлежит Всем

1984 - Anti-SDI era

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Soviet Rocket Posters

The R-1, R-7, Vostok, Soyuz, Proton and N1, followed by Energia and Zenit. Angara and Irtysh extend the series into the post-Soviet era.

Stylized 2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. A slim V-2-derived R-1 rocket stands on a launch pad in central silhouette, with a solid red flame block as its exhaust. Behind it, a charcoal-silhouetted skyline of postwar Soviet factories, smokestacks, and gantries. Above, a deep midnight-blue sky with a single gold five-pointed star. Bottom band reads ПЕРВЫЙ ШАГ (First Step). Palette of charcoal, deep red, gold, and ivory cream with offset-printing halftone texture.

First Step

Первый Шаг

1948 - postwar reconstruction era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. An R-7 rocket on the launch pad at Baikonur, pale gray with its four conical strap-on boosters around the central core visible. Bright orange and gold exhaust flames at the base. Upper right: a small Sputnik 1 satellite sphere with four whip antennas, surrounded by golden rays. Background: stylized red and gold dawn sky over the curving black silhouette of the Kazakh steppe. Top reads НАЧАЛО (The Beginning).

The Beginning

Начало

1957 - Sputnik era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. A Vostok 8K72K rocket arcs diagonally upward from lower-left to upper-right, leaving a curving red and gold exhaust trail that dominates the composition. Above the trail, a stylized cosmonaut helmet (no face, just the white SK-1 dome with CCCP markings) breaks through clouds. Bottom: a Soviet worker in red overalls raising a hand toward the sky. Top reads ПОЕХАЛИ! (Let's Go!). Deep midnight blue background with red and gold accents.

Let's Go!

Поехали!

April 1961 - Gagarin's flight

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. Top half: a stylized sunrise with gold rays spreading from the horizon. Middle: the Voskhod 11A57 rocket rising from the sun in pale gray, with the four-strap-on R-7 architecture visible. Bottom: three stylized cosmonaut silhouettes in white pressure suits, holding hands in solidarity, representing the Voskhod 1 three-crew mission. Top text reads ВОСХОД (Sunrise). Rising-sun gold dominant with deep red sky and ivory cream silhouettes.

Voskhod

Восход

1964-65 - Voskhod program

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. A Soyuz rocket on the pad, tall slim ivory silhouette against a deep red background, four R-7 strap-ons clearly defined. Above the rocket: a stylized Salyut-style space station silhouette with solar panels in gold. Below: two stylized hands clasped in a handshake, one with a CCCP red cuff and one with an ESA blue cuff. Bottom band reads СОЮЗ (Soyuz/Union) in heavy condensed sans-serif. Service tower silhouettes flank both sides of the pad.

Soyuz

Союз

1967-present - the workhorse

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. A Proton rocket rising vertically through the poster as a tall ivory cylinder, with six outboard propellant tanks visible at the base around the central engine cluster - Proton's distinctive silhouette. Bright orange-red exhaust at the bottom. Surrounding the rocket: stylized gold representations of its major payloads in orbit - a Salyut station, a lunar probe disc, a Mars probe with antennas, a communications satellite with solar wings. Top reads ПРОТОН (Proton). Charcoal-blue background, ivory rocket, deep red and gold accents.

Proton

Протон

1965-2025 - Proton era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. The massive N1 rocket rises vertically through the poster, its distinctive conical four-stage silhouette dominating the frame. The rocket is pale gray with red CCCP markings at the base. A brilliant gold and red exhaust plume fills the bottom third. Upper right: a stylized full Moon in pale gold with a small flag silhouette planted on its surface. Background: deep midnight-blue sky with stylized stars and a thin orange terminator glow along the horizon. Top reads К ЛУНЕ! (To the Moon!).

To the Moon!

К Луне!

1969 - N1 Moon rocket

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster in constructivist 1980s style. Central composition: the Energia rocket silhouette with Buran shuttle attached on the side, rendered in stylized geometric flat shapes. The 7.75 m central core is clearly larger than other Soviet rockets, with four strap-on Zenit-derived boosters around it. A charcoal-silhouetted gantry tower stands on the left. Below: a stylized worker in 1980s industrial overalls holding a wrench, looking up. Top reads ЭНЕРГИЯ (Energia). Deep teal sky with Soviet red, gold, and charcoal accents.

Energia

Энергия

1987-88 - Energia/Buran era

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2:3 portrait Soviet propaganda poster. A sleek Zenit-2 rocket rises vertically through the poster, much slimmer than other Soviet heavy lifters - only 3.9 m diameter, no strap-on boosters. The rocket is ivory with a red stripe down its length and CCCP markings. A short sharp exhaust plume at the base suggests precision rather than brute force. To the right: a stylized geostationary satellite with radial gold beams emanating from it. Background: a starfield with the curving silhouette of Earth at the bottom in deep blue. Top reads ЗЕНИТ (Zenith).

Zenit

Зенит

1985-2017 - Zenit-2 era

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2:3 portrait Soviet-style propaganda poster. The Angara A5 rocket rises vertically through the poster, its distinctive five-module Universal Rocket Module design clearly visible - one central core surrounded by four strap-on URM-1 boosters of identical shape. Painted ivory with red Cyrillic markings. Below: a stylized factory complex in charcoal silhouette representing the Khrunichev production plant with assembly halls and rail connections. Above: a stylized Vostochny Cosmodrome horizon with eastern taiga forest in dark green. Top reads АНГАРА (Angara). Cool charcoal-blue, ivory, Soviet red and gold palette.

Angara

Ангара

2014-present - Angara era

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2:3 portrait Soviet-style propaganda poster. A slim Soyuz-5 rocket (4.1 m diameter, single-core design) rises vertically through the poster, painted ivory with a single red stripe and CCCP-style markings. A sharp clean white exhaust plume below. Background: Baikonur Site 45 launch pad with the gantry tower silhouetted in charcoal on the left. To the right: the wide Irtysh River curves across the lower horizon in deep blue. Above: a starfield with a stylized geostationary satellite payload in gold, illuminated by the rising rocket. Top reads ИРТЫШ (Irtysh). Sharp clean 2020s-imagined-as-Soviet aesthetic with constructivist flair.

Irtysh

Иртыш

2026 - Soyuz-5 / Irtysh era

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Soviet Propaganda Art Prints

New interpretations of period compositions and Cyrillic slogans. English titles accompany the artwork so you can choose by both image and message.

Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963 with a stylized rocket, red star, and Cyrillic slogan praising the Soviet regime. Background of deep red and gold with sunburst and starfield. Bottom band reads СЛАВА СОВЕТСКОМУ СТРОЮ! (Glory to the Soviet Regime).

Glory to the Soviet Regime

Слава Советскому строю!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A rising rocket trails a gold arc across a starfield, with stylized human figures looking up. Bottom Cyrillic text reads МЫ РОЖДЕНЫ, ЧТОБ СКАЗКУ СДЕЛАТЬ БЫЛЬЮ (We were born to make the fairy tale come true).

We Were Born to Make the Fairy Tale Come True

Мы рождены, чтоб сказку сделать былью!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A woman in a red cloak reaches upward toward a moon stamped with the CCCP emblem in red and gold. Stars fill the background; a rocket trail rises into the sky. Bottom band in bold red reads ВО ИМЯ МИРА (In the Name of Peace).

In the Name of Peace

Во имя мира

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. Stylized rocket and cosmonaut imagery with bold Cyrillic title ПОКОРИМ КОСМОС! (Conquer the Space!). Deep blue and red palette with gold accents.

Conquer the Space!

Покорим космос!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. Stylized orbital trajectories crossing a globe, a Soviet rocket arcing upward. Bottom Cyrillic text reads В КОСМОСЕ ОТКРЫТА НАВИГАЦИЯ! (Navigation in Space Is Open).

Navigation in Space Is Open!

В космосе открыта навигация!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A cosmonaut figure in CCCP-marked pressure suit set against a red star and rising sun, with a rocket trail across the upper portion. Bottom band reads СЫНЫ ОКТЯБРЯ — ПИОНЕРЫ ВСЕЛЕННОЙ! (Sons of October — Pioneers of the Universe).

Sons of October - Pioneers of the Universe

Сыны Октября — пионеры Вселенной!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A red rocket trail arcs upward across the poster on a deep blue starfield with the curving Earth horizon at the bottom. Bottom Cyrillic text reads ДОРОГА В КОСМОС — СОВЕТСКАЯ! (The Road in Space Is Soviet).

The Road in Space Is Soviet!

Дорога в космос — советская!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A heroic worker figure looks up at a rising rocket and stars, set against a red sunburst with gold rays. Cyrillic text reads СЛАВА СОВЕТСКОМУ НАРОДУ — ПЕРВОПРОХОДЦУ КОСМОСА! (Glory to the Soviet People — Pioneer of Space).

Glory to the Soviet People - Pioneer of Space

Слава советскому народу — первопроходцу космоса!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A central red banner with СЛАВА КПСС (Glory to the KPSS) over a rocket-and-cosmonaut composition, gold sunburst behind. The Communist Party hammer-and-sickle prominent in the design.

Glory to the KPSS!

Слава КПСС!

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. Group portrait of the four early Soviet cosmonauts - Gagarin, Titov, Nikolaev, Popovich - in heroic three-quarter view wearing CCCP pressure helmets against a red sunburst and starfield. Bottom Cyrillic text names them and declares them МОГУЧИЕ ВИТЯЗИ НАШИХ ДНЕЙ (Mighty Knights of Our Days).

Mighty Knights of Our Days

Гагарин, Титов, Николаев, Попович — могучие витязи наших дней

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A rocket rises from a stylized launch pad/factory complex into a starfield. The Cyrillic slogan СОЦИАЛИЗМ — НАША СТАРТОВАЯ ПЛОЩАДКА (Socialism Is Our Launching Pad) frames the composition. Red, gold, and ivory palette.

Socialism Is Our Launching Pad

Социализм — наша стартовая площадка

1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters

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Portrait Soviet-style space poster. A young model builder holds a red rocket bearing two space-dog portraits and a hammer-and-sickle emblem. White orbital trails sweep around a pale globe against a cobalt starfield. Cyrillic text at the bottom reads ЧЕЛОВЕКУ ПУТЬ ОТКРЫТ! (The Way Is Open for Man).

The Way Is Open for Man!

Человеку путь открыт!

1960-1961, the path to human spaceflight

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Portrait Soviet-style space poster. A welder carrying a mask and torch walks through a night factory while other workers weld below and a rocket rises through a deep blue starfield. Cream Cyrillic text reads РАДУЮСЬ Я, with the remaining slogan set in blue across the cream footer.

I Am Happy: My Labor Joins the Labor of My Republic

Радуюсь я, это мой труд вливается в труд моей республики

1958-1963, workers of the space age

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Print Sizes, Paper and Prices

Printed by Prodigi on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art Paper with pigment-based archival inks. The smooth, natural-white paper has a matte finish. All prints are unframed. See the paper specifications.

Poster print sizes and prices in US dollars
Size	Regional Metric Size	Price
12" x 18"	30 x 45 cm	$39
16" x 24"	40 x 60 cm	$49
20" x 30"	50 x 75 cm	$69
24" x 36"	60 x 90 cm	$89

Prices in USD. Free worldwide shipping. Metric and inch sizes are regional options, not exact conversions. Confirm your dimensions, delivery estimate and return terms in the Etsy listing before ordering a frame.

The History Behind the Artwork

The collection draws on the imagery of the Soviet space program: cosmonaut portraits, rockets, red stars and Cyrillic slogans. Some designs interpret period compositions; others depict a particular mission or launch vehicle. These are AI-assisted illustrations, not documentary images. Our guide to Soviet space propaganda and art explains the political and cultural setting.

Read the story of Gagarin's Vostok 1 flight, compare the vehicles in our Soviet rocket history, or follow the Space Race timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these original vintage Soviet posters?

No. These are newly made Soviet-inspired prints. The collection includes original compositions and interpretations of period designs, created with AI-assisted artwork. They are not antiques, museum scans or authenticated historical documents.

Will I receive a physical print or a digital download?

A physical, unframed art print. The posters are printed to order and shipped to you. Digital downloads and print-ready files are not included.

What do the Russian slogans mean?

Each design has an English title alongside its Cyrillic slogan. For example, Poyekhali means 'Let's Go', Gagarin's launch phrase, while K Lune means 'To the Moon'. The individual poster pages explain the historical subject.

What paper and inks are used?

Prodigi prints the artwork using giclee printing on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art Paper with pigment-based archival inks. The paper has a smooth, natural-white surface and a matte finish.

What sizes and prices are available?

Four sizes: 12x18 inches at $39, 16x24 at $49, 20x30 at $69, and 24x36 at $89 (USD). Regional metric sizes may differ slightly. Confirm the selected dimensions in the Etsy listing before choosing a frame.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes, with free worldwide shipping. Prodigi handles printing and fulfillment through its regional production network. Etsy displays the delivery estimate for your destination.

How long will my print take to arrive?

Production usually takes 1 to 3 business days. Delivery time depends on the destination. Check the current arrival estimate on the Etsy listing before ordering.

Do prints arrive framed?

No. These listings are for unframed prints. Your print ships in protective packaging, ready for a frame in the size you selected.

What is your return policy?

The shop offers a 30-day return window. For damage in transit, send a photo through Etsy so we can arrange a replacement. Check the listing for the current return terms before ordering; change-of-mind return shipping is paid by the buyer.