The Power and Future of the Country Lies in the Unity of Industry and Science (1986) Soviet Propaganda Poster Mug

About the Poster The Power and Future of the Country Lies in the Unity of Industry and Science (Russian: В единстве производства и науки — могущество и будущность страны!) is a 1986 Soviet propaganda poster by Dmitry Ikonnikov and Vladimir Chetverikov (Иконников Д., Четвериков В.). At the top of the poster also reads the phrase, "Acceleration of scientific and technological progress is a requirement of life" (Russian: «Ускорение научно-технического прогресса - требование жизни»). Following the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and the leaders of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of the Russian Empire cut a deal. In exchange for Academy members supporting the new Soviet state, the Academy would be left largely alone. So, at least at first, relatively few intellectuals in the scientific establishment were jailed, executed, or deported. Lenin needed Russian scientists' help in winning the Russian Civil War and keeping the USSR defended. Scientific advancement was also seen as crucial in r