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Rivals

Two hearts and one prize collide in flat Soviet color.

What

Poster for a Soviet feature of romantic and social rivalry.

Why

The montage school turned even a love triangle into a study of opposing forces.

Notice

Zelensky balances competing figures against a charged field of red.

“Rivalry drawn as opposing force”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
Soperniki (1926)
Country / studio
Soviet Union
Designer
Alexander Zelensky
Format
Other
Poster published
Soviet film poster, lithograph, 1926
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.

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