USSR in Construction #4 1937
I Babel, M Alpert, A Gostev, V Kikedov, M Oshyrkov, G Petrusov, N Petrov, M Satz, A Shaihet, V Chemko
- Year: 1937
- Country: Russia
- Language: Russian
- Movement: Constructivism
- Subject: USSR, Photography
- Dimensions: Width: 30.00cm Height: 42.00cm
Issue #4 of USSR in Construction, 1937. USSR in Construction was a constructivist publication dedicated to construction projects and industry in the USSR, published in Russian, French, English, and German 1930 to 1941 as a collaboration between some of the most esteemed Soviet artists of the time. This issue is devoted to Maxim Gorky (1868 – 1936), and includes a timeline of his life, a map marked with his travels, photos of his homes, his friends, extracts of newspaper articles about him, and an insert with a copy of a page of his last publication, 'Klim Samgin'. Maxim Gorky was one of Russia's most celebrated authors and his death was heavily commemorated; in 2013, 2110 streets, avenues and lanes in Russia were named "Gorky", and another 395 were named "Maxim Gorky". Layout and editing by I Babel, photography by M Alpert, A Gostev, V Kikedov, M Oshyrkov, G Petrusov, N Petrov, M Satz, A Shaihet, V Chemko. Poor condition, tears, paper losses, creasing, pencil writing on back cover, paper skimming on covers. Damage to the spine - first two pages and back cover are seperate.
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