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.

Первый Шаг

First Step

1948 - postwar reconstruction era

Soviet propaganda poster in the visual idiom of Konstantin Ivanov circa 1948, celebrating the R-1 - the Soviet Union's first rocket, a near-perfect copy of the German V-2 reverse-engineered from captured parts. The R-1 stood 14.6 m tall and was the foundation of every Soviet space launcher that followed. Available as a print at sovietspaceprogram.com.

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