Hellyer 860. Karasik/Heiting 17 ff. Parr/Badger I, 148 f. Rowell/Wye 242 f. – L’un des numéros les plus importants de la quatrième année de parution du magazine de propagande soviétique. La revue paraissait tous les mois de 1930 à 1949 en cinq langues (russe, anglais, français, espagnol et allemand). Chaque numéro était consacré à un thème différent, comme la production alimentaire et industrielle, la République de Géorgie, le cinéma soviétique et les élections. – „In the early 1930s photo-reportage became the foundation of the magazine USSR in Construction that „was created as a publication for the popularization of large-scale construction projects by photographic means. But as the magazine grew and developed, the task of ‘popularization’ evolved into that of presenting Socialist reality with dramatic artistry.“ (L. Mezhericher, „Na putiakh k sotsialisticheskomu stiliu fotografii” [“On the way to a Socialist style of photography“], No. 2, p. 14). Well known Soviet designers and photographers worked on USSR in Construction. The industrial spirit of the magazine, expressed in compositionally sharp subjects, panoramas and dynamic shots evokes admiration even today and conveys the atmosphere of enthusiasm that carried along not just the photographers, but also the builders themselves. The creative scale of the construction engendered the photographic epic, a style of monumental artistic photography. The founders of this most successful and high-quality periodical were Gorky and Koltsov“ (Mikhail Karasik). – Très bel exemplaire.
One of the most significant issues from the fourth year of publication of the Soviet propaganda magazine. The magazine was published monthly from 1930 to 1949 in five languages (Russian, English, French, Spanish and German). Each issue was devoted to a different theme, such as food and industrial production, the Republic of Georgia, Soviet cinema and elections. – Very fine.

Schlagwörter: Avantgarde, Magazines, Propaganda, Soviet Union, Zeitschriften

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Vollständiger Jahrgang der wichtigsten sowjetischen Propaganda- und Kulturzeitschrift nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die seit 1950 erschienen ist. Vorläufer war die berühmte Zeitschrift „UdSSR im Bau“. Die Zeitschrift erschien weltweit in sechszehn Sprachen. – Die künstlerische Leitung und visuelle Identität der Zeitschrift lag über vier Jahrzehnte (von 1950 bis 1992) in den Händen von Alexander Schitomirski (1907-1993), einer der bedeutendsten sowjetischen Grafiker, Karikaturisten und Meister der politischen Fotomontage. Mit hervorragenden Aufnahmen zahlreicher Fotografen. Darunter auch Georgi Petrusow (1903-1971), Pionier der sowjetischen Avantgarde-Fotografie (der schon in den 1930ern für den Vorgänger UdSSR im Bau fotografiert hatte). Er lieferte 1963 technisch perfekte Industrie- und Kulturreportagen. – Mit interessanten Berichten zum sowjetischen Raumfahrt-Programm; über die Flüge von Wostok 5 (Waleri Bykowski) und Wostok 6 (Walentina Tereschkowa, die erste Frau im Weltraum) im Juni 1963. Reportagen über den Bau von Wasserkraftwerken in Sibirien und die Erschließung neuer Industriegebiete. Außerdem Porträts von Arbeitern, Künstlern, wissenschaftlichen Instituten und über den Sport in der Sowjetunion. Im letzten Heft des Jahrgangs sind auf Seite 3 zwei Beileidsschreiben zum Kennedy-Attentat abgedruckt von N. Chrustschow und L. Breshnew. – Sehr gutes sauberes Exemplar.
A complete annual volume of the most important Soviet propaganda and cultural magazine of the post-World War II era, published since 1950. Its predecessor was the famous magazine *USSR in Construction*. The magazine was published worldwide in sixteen languages. – For over four decades (from 1950 to 1992), the artistic direction and visual identity of the magazine were in the hands of Alexander Zhitomirsky (1907–1993), one of the most significant Soviet graphic artists, caricaturists, and masters of political photomontage. It features outstanding images by numerous photographers, including Georgy Petrusov (1903–1971), a pioneer of Soviet avant-garde photography (who had already photographed for the predecessor *USSR in Construction* in the 1930s); in 1963, he contributed technically flawless photo-reportage on industry and culture. – Includes interesting reports on the Soviet space program, covering the flights of Vostok 5 (Valery Bykovsky) and Vostok 6 (Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space) in June 1963. Also features reports on the construction of hydroelectric power plants in Siberia and the development of new industrial regions, as well as portraits of workers, artists, and scientific institutes, and coverage of sports in the Soviet Union. The final issue of the year includes, on page 3, two letters of condolence regarding the assassination of President Kennedy, from N. Khrushchev and L. Brezhnev. – A very good, clean copy.

Schlagwörter: Kulturgeschichte, Propaganda, Raumfahrt, Russia, Russland, Soviet Union, Sowjetunion, UdSSR, Zeitschriften

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Hellyer 860. Karasik/Heiting 17 ff. Parr/Badger I, 148 f. Rowell/Wye 242 f. – Zweiter Jahrgang des wichtigsten sowjetischen Propagandamagazins. Die Zeitscchrift erschien von 1930 bis 1949 monatlich in fünf Sprachen (Russisch, Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch und Deutsch). Jede Ausgabe war einem anderen Thema gewidmet, beispielsweise Lebensmittel- und Industrieproduktion, der Republik Georgien, dem sowjetischen Kino und Wahlen. – „In the early 1930s photo-reportage became the foundation of the magazine USSR in Construction that „was created as a publication for the popularization of large-scale construction projects by photographic means. But as the magazine grew and developed, the task of ‘popularization’ evolved into that of presenting Socialist reality with dramatic artistry.“ (L. Mezhericher, „Na putiakh k sotsialisticheskomu stiliu fotografii” [“On the way to a Socialist style of photography“], No. 2, p. 14). Well known Soviet designers and photographers worked on USSR in Construction. The industrial spirit of the magazine, expressed in compositionally sharp subjects, panoramas and dynamic shots evokes admiration even today and conveys the atmosphere of enthusiasm that carried along not just the photographers, but also the builders themselves. The creative scale of the construction engendered the photographic epic, a style of monumental artistic photography. The founders of this most successful and high-quality periodical were Gorky and Koltsov“ (Mikhail Karasik). – Umschlag von Heft 1/2 etwas angestaubt, sonst sehr schön erhalten.
The second volume of the most important Soviet propaganda magazine. The magazine was published monthly from 1930 to 1949 in five languages (Russian, English, French, Spanish and German). Each issue was devoted to a different topic, such as food and industrial production, the Republic of Georgia, Soviet cinema and elections. – The cover of issue 1/2 is slightly dusty, but otherwise in fine condition.

Schlagwörter: Avantgarde, Magazines, Propaganda, Soviet Union, Zeitschriften

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Hellyer 860. Karasik/Heiting 17 ff. Parr/Badger I, 148 f. Rowell/Wye 242 f. – Vierter Jahrgang des wichtigsten sowjetischen Propagandamagazins. Mit zwei von El Lissitzky und einer von A. Rodchenko gestalteten Nummern. Die Zeitschrift erschien von 1930 bis 1949 monatlich in fünf Sprachen (Russisch, Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch und Deutsch). Jede Ausgabe war einem anderen Thema gewidmet, beispielsweise Lebensmittel- und Industrieproduktion, der Republik Georgien, dem sowjetischen Kino und Wahlen. – „In the early 1930s photo-reportage became the foundation of the magazine USSR in Construction that „was created as a publication for the popularization of large-scale construction projects by photographic means. But as the magazine grew and developed, the task of ‘popularization’ evolved into that of presenting Socialist reality with dramatic artistry.“ (L. Mezhericher, „Na putiakh k sotsialisticheskomu stiliu fotografii” [“On the way to a Socialist style of photography“], No. 2, p. 14). Well known Soviet designers and photographers worked on USSR in Construction. The industrial spirit of the magazine, expressed in compositionally sharp subjects, panoramas and dynamic shots evokes admiration even today and conveys the atmosphere of enthusiasm that carried along not just the photographers, but also the builders themselves. The creative scale of the construction engendered the photographic epic, a style of monumental artistic photography. The founders of this most successful and high-quality periodical were Gorky and Koltsov“ (Mikhail Karasik). – Umschläge teils leicht berieben und etwas angestaubt, außergewöhnlich schön erhalten.
The fourth volume of the most important Soviet propaganda magazine. Featuring two issues designed by El Lissitzky and one by A. Rodchenko. The magazine was published monthly from 1930 to 1949 in five languages (Russian, English, French, Spanish and German). Each issue was devoted to a different topic, such as food and industrial production, the Republic of Georgia, Soviet cinema and elections. – The covers are in places slightly scuffed and a little dusty, very fine.

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Koetzle, Fotografen A-Z 66. – Erste Ausgabe. – „Cartier-Bresson made two extended visits to the Soviet Union. The first was in a sense news in its own right, because he was the first Western photographer to be admitted to the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin died in 1953. [He] didn’t get permission to go until 1954. But that was a very big deal, because by then the Soviet Union was a substantial mystery to the West“ (Peter Galassi, MoMA, New York). – Sehr gutes sauberes Exemplar der gebundenen Ausgabe.

Schlagwörter: Russland, Soviet Union, UdSSR

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Hellyer 860. Karasik/Heiting 17 ff. Rowell/Wye 242 f. – Vierter Jahrgang des wichtigsten sowjetischen Propagandamagazins. Mit zwei von El Lissitzky und einer von A. Rodchenko gestalteten Nummern. Die Zeitschrift erschien von 1930 bis 1949 monatlich in fünf Sprachen (Russisch, Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch und Deutsch). Jede Ausgabe war einem anderen Thema gewidmet, beispielsweise Lebensmittel- und Industrieproduktion, der Republik Georgien, dem sowjetischen Kino und Wahlen. – „In the early 1930s photo-reportage became the foundation of the magazine USSR in Construction that „was created as a publication for the popularization of large-scale construction projects by photographic means. But as the magazine grew and developed, the task of ‘popularization’ evolved into that of presenting Socialist reality with dramatic artistry.“ (L. Mezhericher, „Na putiakh k sotsialisticheskomu stiliu fotografii” [“On the way to a Socialist style of photography“], No. 2, p. 14). Well known Soviet designers and photographers worked on USSR in Construction. The industrial spirit of the magazine, expressed in compositionally sharp subjects, panoramas and dynamic shots evokes admiration even today and conveys the atmosphere of enthusiasm that carried along not just the photographers, but also the builders themselves. The creative scale of the construction engendered the photographic epic, a style of monumental artistic photography. The founders of this most successful and high-quality periodical were Gorky and Koltsov“ (Mikhail Karasik). – Umschläge teils etwas berieben, sonst von leichten Gebrauchs- und Altersspuren abgesehen sehr gut erhalten.
The fourth volume of the most important Soviet propaganda magazine. Featuring two issues designed by El Lissitzky and one by A. Rodchenko. The magazine was published monthly from 1930 to 1949 in five languages (Russian, English, French, Spanish and German). Each issue was devoted to a different topic, such as food and industrial production, the Republic of Georgia, Soviet cinema and elections. – The covers are in places slightly scuffed and a little dusty, but in very good condition.

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Heiting/Karasik 190 ff. – Einzige Ausgabe des wichtigen Propaganda-Albums. – „The year 1933 saw the publication of El Lissitzky’s first propaganda album – The USSR Is Building Sociaism, a visual chronicle, a pictorial report on the results of the first Five-Year Plan, an account of victories in the main fields of Socialist construction. The book opens with the text of Stalin’s reporton „The Results of the First Five-Year Plan” on pages VII-XVI (numbered with Roman numerals). In 1933 dozens of books were printed with this title. Three of them were designed by Varvara Stepanova, Solomon Telingater and Boris Titov. In this book there follow (on pages numbered from 1 with Arabic numerals) sections devoted to achievements in the leading branches of industry – mining, heavy industry, machine-building, ag riculture, and the main spheres of life – health services, culture, sport. The technical details about the publication are reduced to a minimum and placed at the start, on the reverse side of the endpaper. There is some interesting information „From the publishing house“: „The textual material and figures end with the editing of August 1932“ – the book was sent for setting in May and went to press in September 1932, so the data included were very much up-to-date. In 1933 statistics, like photography, still reflected the real state of affairs. By 1937 the situation had changed – figures became one of the elements of propaganda, while photography was stripped of the specifics of time and place. … The USSR Is Building Socialism is one of El Lissitzky’s first successful book projects in collaboratio n with IZOGIZ. From 1932 to May 1941 he was actively involved in the creation of the magazine USSR in Construction [SSSR na stroike] that was published by IZOGIZ. As one of the leading artist-designers, he prepared 19 issues and to a large extent determined the look of the magazine. The album The USSR Is Building Socialism is a sort of digest of the first issues of the magazine and includes a large proportion of photographs that had already been published. Many pictures became raw material for photomontages. The montage principle of presenting photographs practically supplanted individual shots: they are nearly all “knocked together“ in pairs along one edge, forming new compositions. The most original are the compositions on the double-page spreads. In them Lissitzky reveals himself to be a master of the photo-projection method of photomontage. The montage principle for the presentation of the material excludes the need to attribute the photographs, but many of them are recognizable. The photographs of Dneprostuoi, also published in USSR in Construction, were the work of Max Alpert, with whom Lissitzky made a special trip to the site of the hydro-electric project; the shots of the Donbas by Yeleazar Langman; those of the Magnitogorsk complex by Anatoly Skurikhin; those of Kuznetskstroi by Pavel Zhukov, Mikhail Kalashnikov and M. Prigozhin. The album ends with a photograph of a military man, one of the heroes of the skiing trek in a Budionny cap and greatcoat dusted with snow – this image, popular with the magazines of th e period, was the work of Arkady Shaikhet. It is a curious fact that while he continued to practice photography in the 1930s, when it had lost its experimental character, Lissitzky in contrast to Rodchenko hardly ever used his own pictures in books. The construction of the album is founded upon the magazine principle – a compilation of issues. The development of the visual blocks is accentuated by the double-page photomontages printed in two colours, black and red. The introduction of short slogan-like texts into the photomontages make these pages look like posters“ (M. Karasik). – Deckel etwas angestaubt und leicht fleckig, nur vereinzelt um Blattrand geringfügig braunfleckig, sehr gutes Exemplar.

Schlagwörter: Avantgarde, Propaganda, Russland, Soviet Union, Sozialismus

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