Around the World Vokrug Sveta #11 1929

"Around the World" the oldest Russian and Soviet magazine focusing on popular science and geography, history, world culture, published since 1861. Cover illustration by N Kochergin, Russian (Soviet) avant-garde painter, graphic artist, and sculptor mainly active in Leningrad. Born near Moscow, Kochergin studied at the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry in 1908-1918. List of this issue's artwork included illustrations by B Antonovsky for the story "Nova", I Korolev for the story "Year Among the Forest People", I Kolesnikov for the story "Letter of the Law". Published by "Krasnaya Gazeta", 1929. Poor condition. Missing cover, frayed pages, tears, rubbings, loss of material, staining. 24 pages.