ROSTA Windows

(noun)

Rosta Windows or Satirical Rosta Windows (Russian: О с Р, Okna satiry Rosta) were stencil-replicated propaganda posters created by artists and poets within the Rosta (Russian Telegraph Agency) system, under the supervision of the Chief Committee of Political Education during 1919-21. Inheriting the Russian design traditions of lubok and rayok, the main topics were current political events. They were usually displayed in windows, hence the name.

Related Terms

Examples of ROSTA Windows in the following topics:

  • Soviet Constructivism

    • In addition some Constructivists were heavily involved in the "ROSTA Windows," a Bolshevik public information campaign carried out around 1920 .
    • Mayakovsky worked for the Russian State Telegraph Agency (ROSTA) creating — both graphic and text — satirical Agitprop posters.

  • Norman Stained Glass

    • Most of the magnificent stained glass of France, however, including the famous windows of Chartres, date from the 13th century, as far fewer large windows remain intact from the 12th century.
    • Whereas the lower windows in the nave arcades and the ambulatory consist of one simple lancet per bay, the clerestory windows are each made up of a pair of lancets with a plate-traceried rose window above.
    • The nave and transept clerestory windows mainly depict saints and Old Testament prophets.
    • The Ascension window, toward the western end of the south aisle of the nave, has been dated to 1120, making it one of the oldest extant stained glass windows in France.
    • The Cathedral at Chartres contains there rose windows from the 13th century, including this south transept rose window.

  • Chicago School of Architecture

    • The "Chicago window" originated in this school .
    • It is a three-part window consisting of a large fixed center panel flanked by two smaller double-hung sash windows.
    • The arrangement of windows on the facade typically creates a grid pattern, with some projecting out from the facade forming bay windows.
    • The Chicago window combined the functions of light-gathering and natural ventilation; a single central pane was usually fixed, while the two surrounding panes were operable.
    • These windows were often deployed in bays, known as oriel windows, that projected out over the street.

  • Window of Opportunity

    • In corporate finance, a "window of opportunity" is the time when an asset or product which is unattainable will become available.
    • In corporate finance, a "window of opportunity" basically is the idea of a time when an asset or product that is unattainable will become available.
    • Therefore, the IPO presents a window of opportunity to the potential investor to get in on the new equity while it is still affordable and a greater return on investment is attainable.

  • The Discount Rate

    • The Fed makes loans to depository institutions and charges different discount rates for each of discount windows.
    • The discount rate is the interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions on loans they receive from the Fed's lending facility, the discount window.
    • The Fed offers three discount window programs to depository institutions: primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit, each with its own interest rate.
    • All discount window loans are fully secured.
    • (Because primary credit is the Federal Reserve's main discount window program, the Federal Reserve, at times, uses the term "discount rate" to mean the primary credit rate. ) The discount rate on secondary credit is above the rate on primary credit.

  • The ZPD

    • This window represents the ZPD.
    • The window on the left represents an area on the bar that 'needs little support. ' The bar divisions are a yellow color to light orange color in this pane of the window.
    • The window on the right represents an area on the bar that 'needs much support. ' The bar divisions are a dark orange color to red color in this pane of the window.
    • Before the animation begins, the window is near the left end of the bar.
    • As the animation progresses, the window slides to the right.

  • The MIT / X Window System License

    • If your goal is that your code be accessible by the greatest possible number of developers and derivative works, and you do not mind the code being used in proprietary programs, choose the MIT / X Window System license (so named because it is the license under which the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released the original X Window System code).

  • Graphs of Qualitative Data

    • Or was it purchased by newcomers to the computer market, and by previous Windows users who were switching over?
    • Each customer was categorized as a previous Macintosh owners, a previous Windows owner, or a new computer purchaser.
    • For example, if just 5 people had been interviewed by Apple Computers, and 3 were former Windows users, it would be misleading to display a pie chart with the Windows slice showing 60%.
    • The bar chart shows how many people in the study were previous Mac owners, previous Windows owners, or neither.
    • The pie chart shows how many people in the study were previous Mac owners, previous Windows owners, or neither.

  • English Gothic Architecture

    • English Gothic architecture (c. 1180–1520) is defined by pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires.
    • This style is defined by pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires.
    • Decorated architecture is characterized by its window tracery, which are elaborate patterns that fill the top portions of windows.
    • The walls and windows are sharper and less flamboyant than those of the earlier style.
    • This period saw detailed carving reach its peak, with elaborately carved windows and capitals, often with floral patterns.

  • The Creation of the Federal Reserve

    • The Fed has three main policy tools: setting reserve requirements, operating the discount window and other credit facilities, and conducting open-market operations.
    • The Fed extends these loans through the discount window and charges what is called the discount rate.
    • The discount rate is set by the Fed, and is important because it radiates throughout the economy: if it becomes more expensive to borrow at the discount window, interest rates will rise and borrowing will become more expensive economy-wide.
    • In this way, the Fed can use the discount window to affect interest rates and the money supply .
    • The diagram shows how the central bank can increase the money supply by lending money through the discount window or purchasing bonds (open market operations).