After the People’s Revolution of 1921, the Mongolian People’s Party government paid great attention to the development of art and literature, and by setting the goal of developing national-style art and culture with content that meets the interests of the people, and creatively learning from the progressive heritage of world classical art, a new chapter in the history of modern Mongolian visual arts was created. page is opened.

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At that time, Mongolian artists should preserve the traditions of national art, study the characteristics of world art, especially learn from Soviet visual art, and lay the foundation of modern Mongolian visual art, and follow the direction of building a new society for artists.

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The European painting method came to Mongolia through Russia, and the MPP agreed that it is highly desirable for Mongolian artists and artisans to follow the foreign sophistication by learning and mastering Western painting methods, which are the riches of pictorial art accumulated in the history of human development.

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From November 1920 to April 1921, two pictures were published in the first issue of the “Mongolian Truth” newspaper, one in each of the others, and a total of seven pictures were published to express the goals and policies of the People’s Party, conveying its perspectives and ideals to the masses, and thus becoming a propagandist and organizer. According to its role, the newspaper picture, the oldest type of modern visual art, was created when the Mongolian People’s Party was preparing for a people’s revolution against imperialism and serfdom.

Two pictures were published in the first issue of the “Mongolian Truth” newspaper, and one each in the others, for a total of seven pictures

On July 19, 1921, the newspaper “Uria”, a direct continuation of the “Mongolian Truth” newspaper, published the picture “Bureech” announcing the beginning of a new era in the history of the Mongolian people, and used the traditions, symbols, and metaphors of Mongolian paintings. In this picture, people’s dreams spread with clouds, and dreams came true with blooming flowers.

In 1924, artist B. Sharav painted a portrait of V. I. Lenin, and he is rightfully considered one of the founders of our new era of visual art, who laid the foundation for new paintings and cartoons in Mongolian visual art. His works can be classified as portraits and book prints.

It is very interesting to see the development of this type of poster as a weapon for the promotion of party and government policies. General D. Sukhbaatar was the first to initiate the issue of political leaflets and wrote the words of the party’s first leaflet himself.