Pavel Petrovich Sokolov-Skalia
(Born Strel'nia, 1899; died Moscow, 1961)
Litbrigade
(Russian, founded 1941)

Defenders of Moscow, TASS No. 0100, July 28, 1941

Stencil
3175 x 1650 mm
Panel 1: Our fearless steel birds
Chase the enemy from the red capital

Panel 2: The antiaircraft gunner, guarding the great city
Covers the sky with a curtain of fire.

Panel 3: Searchlight operators during air-raid alarms
Prevent the ignoble thieves from hiding.

Panel 4: Balloons patrol the heights,
Balloon operators to your posts!

Panel 5: If a wily bandit breaks through,
A firefighter will protect the house from fire.

Panel 6: Our police are not renowned for nothing;
They achieve exemplary order.

Panel 7: With valor and courage the entire nation
Greets each hostile air raid.
The Soviet people possess immutable qualities:
Discipline, endurance, and heroism.
Joslyn Art Museum, Obj: 205593