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USSR in Construction No. 7-8, 1930
Date Made: 1930
Country: Soviet Union
Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: 29.5 cm x 42 in; 11 5/8 in x 106.68 cm
USSR in Construction, issues 7-8 from 1930. USSR in Construction was a landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. It was published in Moscow by State Publishing House of the RSFSR and this specific first edition issue was published in 1930. Pyatakov, G. L. is listed as the chief editor and Toshin, N. was the layout artist. The front cover of this edition has a dark red background with red text with the title taking up most of the space. Below the title is the issue number, the year, and the publishing company. The back cover uses the same color scheme and contains the year in the top right corner, "Made in the USSR" in the bottom right corner, and a hammer and sickle in the bottom left corner. This issue is entirely devoted to the capitals of the consituent Soviet Republics of the Soviet Union at the time: Moscow, Harkov, Minsk, Tiflis, Stalinabad, Ashkhabad, and Samarkand. There are 48 pages with photgraphs depicting various monuments as well as aspects of daily life such as education and transportation. There is light wear along the spine-fold and wrapper extremities, with a few short tears to same, and two clear tape mends on verso.
Accession Number: 2023.059.001