[Subscriptions are accepted around the clock] Propaganda poster for the daily newspaper "Vlast Truda" of the District Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the Executive Committee, and the Trade Union Council of Irkutsk. Irkutsk, 1928.

[Subscriptions are accepted around the clock] Propaganda poster for the daily newspaper "Vlast Truda" (Power of Labor) of the Irkutsk District Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the Executive Committee, and the Trade Union Council. Irkutsk, 1928. Paper, typographic print. 70.8×53.2 cm. Longitudinal and transverse folds, tears at the fold lines. "Vlast Truda" (later "Vostochno-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 newspaper's name, in the spirit of the new era, was devised 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 was published on January 12, 1918. The newspaper became the largest publication in Soviet Siberia at that time. Huge format, six pages, numerous departments and sections, extensive chronicles, telegrams, advertisements, and an abundance of correspondence. The newspaper was renowned for the breadth of its subject matter and the diversity of its genres. Furthermore, the newspaper had four supplements in the form of affiliated publications. All of this attracted a mass readership and allowed its circulation to be maintained at a level of 20,000 to 25,000 copies. When Czech troops approached the settlement of Cheremkhovo, the newspaper addressed its readers: "Temporarily, until general conditions change, the newspaper 'Vlast Truda' is suspended from this issue." The last, 124th issue of the newspaper was signed for printing on July 9, 1918. In 1920, the publication of the newspaper was resumed. A constellation of names is associated with the editorial office of "Vlast Truda": humorist writer Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923), one of the organizers of Soviet intelligence Alexey Lutsky (1883-1920), member of the Central Executive Committee of Siberia Sergey Lazo (1894-1920). The newspaper regularly collaborated with writer Pyotr Petrov (1892-1941), Irkutsk poet and journalist Iosif Utkin (1903-1944), and writer Pavel Nilin (1908-1981). A journalists' circle 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 production cost of one copy of the newspaper was higher than its subscription price, and the deficit was mainly covered by the profitability of the printing house.