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USSR in Construction No. 10, 1931

Magazine

Date Made: 1931
Country: Soviet Union; Tajikistan

Materials: paper; ink; metal
Measurements: 11 3/4 in x 16 3/4 in; 29.845 cm x 42.545 cm

Oversized burnt orange magazine with dark green text. This issue is dedicated to Tajikistan, the "Seventh Socialist Republic", and is primarily in English with some Arabic at the bottom or towards the center of the spreads. It talks about the various reconstruction efforts in Tajikistan, including the neccessity of roadbuilding and plans for floodgates to facilitate cotton and textile factories. Education is also mentioned, with the establishment of Soviet school of communism teaching principles of industrialization and collectivization. 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: 2020.016.002


		

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