Adler collection of Soviet children's books 1930-1933, the

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In the 1930s, two young architects working in the Soviet Union – Hans Edward Adler and Hedwig Feldmann – amassed a collection of some 257 contemporary children's books. The books m ade their way from Cologne to England after the rise of Nazism and were rediscovered in 1986. This title brings together a vast collection of images that bear witness to the golden age of Soviet children's books, each volume revealing an aspect of the USSR in the period after the October Revolution.Among the "avant-garde stories" designed to educate new citizens, the collection includes rare editions by masters such as Vladimir Lebedev, Vera Ermolaeva and Aleksandr Dejneka, as well as a remarkable group of Ukrainian books, until now considered as undiscovered areas for even the most dedicated researchers.ISBN 9788875709747. Edizioni Corraini. hb. 352 pages. 25.5 x 21.5 cm.available Show more