USSR in Construction No. 12, 1932
Date Made: 1932-12
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: 29.5 cm x 41 1/2 in; 11 5/8 in x 105.41 cm
Pink cover page with the title in black in the middle. This issue focuses on the Khibins (or the Khibiny Mountains), specifically on the rate of development it experienced over three years of Soviet exploration. The magazine utilizes photographs and short explanatory paragraphs to describe how the Soviet Union built apatite mines and phosphorite mills to reduce reliance on imports for their superphosphate industry. It also highlights the shift in transportation from reindeer to locomotive, as well as living conditions from tents to town buildings. Agriculture is also noted repeatedly, emphasizing the previous failures for cattle and produce, and the new successed for potatoes, turnips, cabbages, and various cattle. The magazine ends with a hopeful note for further development into the Koal peninsula.
Accession Number: 2020.016.009