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Throughout the Cold War, both communist and non-communist countries alike produced propaganda magazines targeting international audiences. One of the most notable was USSR in Construction, an oversized and visually striking magazine published between 1930 and 1941, with a final issue released in 1949. Each issue featured color printing, photography, layered photo montages, dramatic compositions, and, oftentimes, multi-page foldouts. Founded by writer Maxim Gorky, the magazine employed some of the leading writers, photographers, and artists of the time.
Locations across the entire Soviet Union were highlighted, and topics covered a wide range, including collective farming, heavy industry, transportation infrastructure, gender equality, education, and public health. Issues were aimed at international audiences and published in Russian, French, English, German, and later, Spanish. USSR in Construction was designed to portray a positive image of the Soviet Union and its developments through a carefully constructed visual and narrative strategy, presenting an image of rapid modernization, unity, and socialist progress.
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