USSR in Construction No. 10-11, 1930
Date Made: 1930
Country: Soviet Union; Russia
Materials: paper; ink; metal; tape
Measurements: 29.5 cm x 42 cm; 11 5/8 in x 16 9/16 in; 59 cm x 42 cm; 23 1/4 in x 16 9/16 in
Oversized yellow magazine with green text. This issue focuses on agriculture and farming, agricultural education, state farming system, farming machinery, tractors, grain elevators, silos, Rostov agricultural machinery factory, and experimental greenhouses. It also covers the Five Year Plan for Collective Farms. 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: 2019.010.002