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USSR in Construction No. 10, 1949

Magazine

Date Made: 1949
Country: Soviet Union; Russia; Ukraine

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

Oversized magazine, cover depicting a photograph of a street in Molotov Prospect, Stalinsk. The back cover depicts a woman picking apples in the orchard of the Mikoyan Collective Farm in Krasnodar Territory. Contains both black and white and color photographs of subjects discussed. Issue covers topics such as the industrial development of a Siberian town with the help of the USSR, the benefits of collective agriculture in Ukraine, and notable athletes in track and field. 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: 2024.050.001

On View: Yes


		

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