[Тютчев]

Early on the morning of June 22, 1941 Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union. Armed to the teeth, Hitler's army, despite the courageous resistance to the Soviet troops moved forward. In mortal danger looming over our country. From every Soviet citizen, in whatever position he may be: in the trenches, the front edge or a blast furnace at the helm of a combat aircraft or driving a tractor - required boundless devotion, honest service to the Motherland.
"Everything for the front, everything for victory!" These words became the theme of life and work of the Soviet people.
At the urging of the party all the people rose up to fight the enemy. Soviet artists also feel mobilized and called to his art to serve the people, to help him in mortal combat with the enemy.
The first people to respond to military developments were artists poster. On the second day of the war has already appeared poster Kukryniksy "mercilessly defeat and destroy the enemy!»
In the early days of World War II have been established «TASS Windows». They have collaborated poets D. Poor, Marshak, Lebedev, lobster, Kirsanov, artists Efimov, Kukryniksy, grief, Cheremnikh. Posters "windows TASS knew the whole country, crowds of Muscovites gathered at the windows, waiting for the new release. Reproduction in reduced format, they were delivered to the front, airplanes in the form of leaflets scattered them over the occupied towns and villages, inspiring people to faith in our win. Among the first World War II posters should be noted poster artist I. Toidze "The Motherland Calls».
Elderly woman with a severe face holds in outstretched right hand text of the military oath, the left arm raised up invitingly. Unforgettable her face with tightly compressed lips, with burning in emphasis converted to the viewer eyes. Lightly tossing with graying hair, shifted to the nose frowns, wind-blown handkerchief create a mood of anxiety and very clearly define the main idea poster demonstration - The Motherland is calling its sons to perform duty - to protect the homeland.
Heavier the first months of the war. The enemy was pushing our army, seized Belorussia, Ukraine, Baltic States, the blockade had surrounded Leningrad, was selected to the outskirts of Moscow. In the territory occupied by the Nazis destroyed the Soviet people, burning villages, abduct youths in the German labor camps.