The history of the poster began in 1866, when the Frenchman Jules Cherèt, a graphic artist and stage designer, founded a small lithography in Paris. It was this man who formulated the basic principles of the modern poster, namely striking (primarily through contrasting and bright colors), the ability to perceive images and text “on the fly”, brevity, and the concentration of attention on one main figure or inscription. The Ulyanovsk students relied on Cherèt’s principles while working on their posters based on the novel “Oblomov”.

 
Most of the posters were last shown as part of the 2014 exhibition “Oblomov at Home: 155 Years Later” in the museum’s exhibition hall.