Soviet Boy with Два Мяча Poster – Football Yard Scene & Hermes Allegory

A tender, symbolic tribute to Soviet youth culture — where myth meets everyday magic.

This exclusive museum-quality poster features a handsome young Soviet schoolboy standing in a typical post-Soviet courtyard, fixing his iconic "Два Мяча" sports shoes. His blonde hair, casual stance, and shorts evoke the unmistakable essence of childhood in the USSR. He leans against a yellow wall — unmistakably the wall of a Трансформаторная будка (electrical transformer booth), a familiar backdrop for generations of Russian children.

But this moment of realism holds deeper symbolism: the boy’s trainers are subtly adorned with small wings — a poetic nod to sandals of Hermes of Greek mythology. As if suggesting that in every Soviet courtyard, even the most ordinary child could carry a spark of the divine.

• Large size: 24″×36″ (61×92 cm), smaller size available
• Printed on museum-quality thick matte Japanese paper
• Archival resolution
• Unframed
• Exclusive to our store
• Worldwide shipping.
• Limited stock