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USSR in Construction No. 4, 1930
Date Made: 1930
Country: Russia; Soviet Union; Turkmenistan
Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: .4 cm x 30 cm x 43 cm; 3/16 in x 11 13/16 in x 16 15/16 in
Oversized burnt orange magazine with maroon text. The content is about dam constuction, worker's life and the construction of Turkestan-Siberia line. Contextual Note: 'USSR in Construction' was a Soviet propaganda magazine published from 1930 to 1941 and briefly in 1949. Printed in the USSR and distributed internationally, it was issued in five languages: Russian, English, German, French, and Spanish (added in 1938). The magazine aimed to promote Soviet achievements abroad through striking photography and avant-garde design.
Accession Number: 2024.056.003