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USSR in Construction No. 6, 1949
Date Made: 1949
Country: Russia
Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: .5 cm x 30 cm x 39.25 cm; 3/16 in x 11 13/16 in x 15 7/16 in
'USSR in Construction' was a photographic propaganda magazine published from 1930 to 1941, and agin in 1949, serving as a foreign relations tool to portray a postive image of the developments of the USSR to an audience abroad. The magazine featured many popular writers, graphic designers, playwrites, and photographers through out its publication. The style is in line with other early 20th century photo magazines. It was published in four languages: Russian, English, French,German, and Spanish in 1938. It was later succeded by another magazine, 'The Soviet Union', in 1950. This issue features articles about: "Housing and Public Building Construction in the USSR", "Puskin, Great Son of the Russian People", and "A Collective Farm in the Steppes". These articles are accompained by a mix of black and white and color photographs. On the cover page is a photo of a "model of a 32-storey building to be contructed in Moscow. It was designed by Dmitri Chechulin, who has been awarded a stalin Prize for it." and the back cover features a photo of " Soviet school children, Young Pioneers, on an excursion to the Pushkin Cliff at Gurzuf, Crimea. The girl on the cliff recites the poet's verse. "
Accession Number: 2019.011.004
Collection/Series: USSR in Construction