While that's interesting and I'm sure you know a lot about life there, my comment regards the perception of Soviet symbology, rather than the question of citize

While that's interesting and I'm sure you know a lot about life there, my comment regards the perception of Soviet symbology, rather than the question of citizens and their experience. What does someone buying or appreciating a poster like this need to know about life in the USSR? Well, not much if the symbology has a hold on them. They buy it for the symbol and its subjective appeal first. Go back and re-read my comment and I think you'll understand this better. This is more about people who are fascinated by any place or even just a poster style, even when they are mistaken about life there. It's a message process between their subjective perceptions and a symbol, rather than an objective historical survey.