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USSR in Construction. 1931, No.3 (March)
Moscow: State Art Publishing House "Iskusstvo", 1931. First Edition. Folio (42cm); printed wrappers, saddle-stitched; [1],2-39,[1]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, touch of oxidation to staples, and a few very faint creases to wrappers, else clean internally; Near Fine.
Well-preserved issue of this landmark Soviet art magazine, issued from 1930 to 1941 to celebrate the achievements of the first two Five Year Plans and (through various foreign-language editions) to propagandize the stark contrast between the vibrant Soviet economy during this period and the stagnation of Western economies under capitalism. "All the visual strategies of the propaganda photobooks, designed by Lissitsky, Rodchenko and others...were developed in USSR in Construction, one of the most beautifully produced magazines of the twentieth century" (Parr-Badger, The Photobook, I:148). The present issue is entirely devoted to the Soviet mining industry and the five year plan for coal. 84031.
Price: $375.00