SSSR Na Stroike - USSR in Construction #8 1932

Issue #8 of 1932 USSR in Construction / SSSR Na Stroike. USSR in Construction was a constructivist publication dedicated to construction projects and industry in the USSR, published in Russian, French, English, Spanish and German 1930 to 1941 as a collaboration between some of the most esteemed Soviet artists of the time. This issue is titled 'Railway Transport for Socialist Construction' and features a wonderful selection of photos and photomontages on the subject. Includes a photo of the People's Commissar of Railways, A. Andreev, quotes about railways from Lenin and Stalin, photos of cargo and passenger trains, steam engines, signal boxes and a feature 'We are building tens of thousands metres of new railway', accompanied by maps and photos of the construction. The photos are by M Alpert, S Magaziner, A Pogocky, M Phekhner, M Rosenbaum, A Savelev, I Tartakovsy, A Shaihet, with text from A EIsenberg and Y Levental, and layout by Nikolai Troshin. Poor condition, creasing, damage to the spine, paper losses, tears, staining, marks on cover, writing on front cover and inside of back cover.