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USSR in Construction No. 2, 1949

Magazine

Date Made: 1949
Country: Russia; Armenia

Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: .5 cm x 29.5 cm x 39.25 cm; 3/16 in x 11 5/8 in x 15 7/16 in

Oversized magazine featuring a photograph of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, with red text. This issue features a diverse range of articles and photographs covering city improvements, youth festivals, car manufacturing, collective farming groups, rest homes, Lake Baikal, the highlands of Armenia, football, and mountaineering. '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: 2019.011.001


		

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