Original film title (on the poster). Original (Hungarian) film title. Informal literal English title. THE DAY OF WRATH. ZOLTAN VARKONYI, KAROLY MAKK. IN: 26 x 40¼ = CM: 66 x 102. Original vintage Soviet movie poster for the Hungarian film: A Harag NapJa. Screen adaptation of the play by Sandor Kalman. A film about the history of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919. The Hungarian proletariat, arms in hand, is defending the young republic against foreign interference and internal traitors. Please Note: The artwork was created by one of the Russian founders of the art of Soviet film posters Jakov Ruklevskiy and it was issued in a highly limited edition – 26.000 exemplar only! In May 1919 in a small rural town beside Salgótarján the local high society wants to get the power back with the leadership of dr. Máriáss, exploiting the outside attack launched against the Republic of Councils. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Chairman of the Poster Section of the Moscow Union of Artists. Was born in Smolensk. He did not receive a special art education. In the field of film advertising, he began working in the late 1920s together with the Stenberg brothers, Joseph Gerasimovich, Mikhail Dlugach, Nikolai Prusakov, Pavel Naumov and other artists. Made a number of silent film posters, many in collaboration with Vladimir and Georgy Stenberg: “According to the Law” (1926), “October” (1927), “Your Friend” (1927), “Eternal Struggle” (1927), “Business Man” (1929). Awarded a diploma from the International Exhibition of the Art Industry and Decorative Arts in Monza Milan in 1927. Since the mid-1930s, he also worked in the genre of political posters: he continued to work on film posters: “Frontline Friends” (1941), “Heavenly Slow Mover” (1945), “Rural Teacher”, “Young Guard” both – 1947, together with N. Khomov, “The Unforgettable Year 1919″ (1952). The artist’s works are kept in the Russian State Library (RSL), the Museum of Cinema and private collections.