The British capital has decided to hold an exhibition on a topic that many people know so well, but were wary of presenting in such a form.
The exhibition called "Alcohol", oddly enough, is being held within the walls of an independent center of Russian culture, which is located in the capital's Pushkin House. As it turns out, the event was not organized without reason. In the near future, the British publishing house Fuel will release a book of the same name, dedicated to this problem.
The collection of elements of the exhibition was created by the British Damon Murray and Stephen Sorrell. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see the legendary anti-alcohol posters for residents of the post-Soviet space, which in the 1960-80s replaced posters, billboards and other information boards. The lion's share of the creative products of the anti-alcohol campaign falls on the period of perestroika, during which the state fight against alcoholic beverages reached its apogee. The initiator of the large-scale all-Union action was Mikhail Gorbachev, who in the second half of the 1980s held the post of General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
It is worth noting that this exhibition is the second one in London in the last 2 months, which is based on the presentation of the Soviet heritage. In February, the Royal Academy of Arts hosted a major exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. It is noteworthy that that exhibition also featured many posters created between 1917 and 1932. Many of the works on display were seen by British visitors for the first time.
