With the violent attack on Ukraine by Vladimir Putin, the Soviet Poster Show collection takes on a new significance. Much like the posters of Woodstock encapsulate a different social consciousness, the Soviet Poster Show collection marks a period when Russia was extending an open hand to the west and the future appeared one of collaboration and detente. Stunning to witness the Russia of 2022 against the backdrop of these posters of possibility, innocence and all the potential of the coming future. The future has come and it looks sadly unrecognizable.