[Subscription accepted around the clock] Agitation poster of the daily newspaper of the District Committee of the VKP(b), Executive Committee, and Trade Union Council of the city of Irkutsk "Power of Labor." Irkutsk, 1928.

[Subscription accepted around the clock] Agitation poster of the daily newspaper of the District Committee of the VKP(b), the Executive Committee, and the Trade Union Council of the city of Irkutsk "Vlast Truda" ("Power of Labor"). Irkutsk, 1928. Paper, typographic print. 70.8×53.2 cm. Longitudinal and transverse folds, tears at the fold lines. "Vlast Truda" (later—"Vostochnaya-Sibirskaya Pravda"—"East Siberian Truth") is one of the oldest socio-political and business newspapers in Siberia. The decision to create it was made on December 7, 1917 (Old Style) at a meeting of the district bureau of the Soviets of Eastern Siberia. The name of the newspaper, in the spirit of the new era, was invented by the political figure Martemyan Ryutin (1890–1937). It was planned that the first issue would be published the next day, December 8, but the Civil War delayed its release by several weeks. As a result, the first issue of the newspaper came out on January 12, 1918. The newspaper became the largest publication in Soviet Siberia of those years. Huge format, six pages and numerous departments and sections, a rich chronicle, telegrams, advertisements, an abundance of correspondence. The newspaper was famous for the breadth of its topics and the diversity of its genres. In addition, the newspaper had four supplements in the form of subsidiary publications. All this attracted a mass readership and allowed its circulation to be maintained at the level of 20 to 25 thousand copies. When the Czech troops approached the settlement of Cheremkhovo, the newspaper addressed its readers: "Temporarily, until the general situation changes, the newspaper 'Vlast Truda' is suspended from this issue." The last, 124th issue of the newspaper was sent to print on July 9, 1918. In 1920, the publication of the newspaper was resumed. A number of notable names are associated with the editorial office of "Vlast Truda": the humorist writer Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), one of the organizers of Soviet intelligence Alexey Lutskiy (1883–1920), member of Tsentrosibir Sergey Lazo (1894–1920). The newspaper regularly collaborated with writer Petr Petrov (1892–1941), Irkutsk poet and journalist Iosif Utkin (1903–1944), writer Pavel Nilin (1908–1981). A journalistic club was created at the editorial office, which later transformed into the Irkutsk Literary and Artistic Association. "Vlast Truda" was one of the cheapest newspapers in Russia: the cost of a single copy was higher than the subscription price, and the deficit was mainly covered by the profitability of the printing house.