'Everyone Needs Peace': Russian artist in Moscow makes anti-war posters

Besov uses an old printing press with wooden Cyrillic type and vintage red ink to create Soviet-style posters with modern messages. Photo: AFP

Before the launch of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, printer Sergei Besov was part of a burgeoning art scene based out of a converted factory in northern Moscow.

Using an old printing press with hefty wooden Cyrillic type and vintage red ink, Besov created nostalgia-tinged posters with updated Soviet-style slogans.