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Russian trade union banner, 1925

This banner was presented to the Women's Trade Union Delegation to Russia, April-July 1925 which was led by Mary Quaile of the Transport and General Workers' Union.

The slogan on this banner reads 'Workers of the world unite. United Struggle of Russian and English men and women workers will ensure world victory of the proletariat'. The banner portrays 2 women against a backdrop of factories and Lenin's tomb.

The slogan on the reverse of the banner reads 'To English women delegates of the General council of Trade Unions Long Live the unity of the Trade Union Movement. The women trade unionists of Tvet, May 1925.

Title Russian trade union banner, 1925
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Production Date 1925
Format Banner
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Holding Institution People's History Museum
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