Red Field Krasnaya Niva #3 1925

Soviet weekly magazine Red Field, issue №318 Jan, 1925. First published in 1922 by the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. This issue is dedicated to first anniversary of Lenin's death. Constructivist cover illustration made by V. Akhmetyev, featuring slogan "Lenin died, Leninism lives". Issue contains such articles "Year with Lenin" written by Erde; essay "In those days" by D. Hait; "Ice song" written by N. Aseev, Russian Soviet poet, translator and screenwriter and leader of Russian futurism; "9 January" by Yu. Sobolev. Magazine has photographs done by K. Kuznetsov, Russian and Soviet artist, book illustrator, engraver and animator. Published by "Izvestij TSIK USSR and VTSIK". Poor condition, rusty staples. Tears and loss of material on the spine and on margins. Part of the first page is missing as well as last two pills. Dusting, rubbings and staining. Pen handwriting and ink staining on the back cover. 19 pages.