Sochi Posters

Mephisto Waltz - Performance at the Winter Theater

I am interested in poster art and posters can be an effective way to reach an audience.  I have long had an interest in political posters, including from the Spanish Civil War and World War II,  as well as those  advertising films. 

Recently, I have noticed posters displayed in Sochi to advertise musical and theatrical events and also to convey messages of public health.  Sochi is using both informative posters in public places, like bus stops, to tell people that smoking is forbidden there and posters with a bigger message that warn of the dangers of smoking.  There are several dramatic examples of those around the city.

In a nation with a large number of smokers, I am glad to see that the city is taking an interest in reducing public smoking and in educating of the dangers.  

You Are A Hostage!-  Smoking Smoothly Kills You