И.В. Сталин – О технике, Подбор важнейших выдержек в систематическом и хронологическом порядке [J.V. Stalin – On Technology, A collection of key excerpts in systematic and chronological order], by Soviet leader Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. Moscow: Центральный Институт Технико-Экономической Информации ВСНХ СССР, [1932]. Russian.

Propaganda booklet by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The booklet deals with the importance of technological and industrial development in the Soviet Union, emphasizing the need to reduce the technological and economic gap between the Soviet Union and capitalist countries.

The booklet includes discussions on technology in various fields and calls for rapid development of different industries to ensure the country's economic and military independence and strengthen the basis of the Soviet regime.

The cover design, a photographic portrait of Stalin, was created by Solomon Telingater.

47, [1] pages. Approx. 23 cm. Good condition. Minor tears and blemishes to cover.

Solomon Telingater (Соломо́н Бенеди́ктович Телинга́тер; 1903-1969). Born in Tbilisi, Telingater studied art in Baku and Moscow, specializing in book design and typography. He was a member of the "October Group", along with El Lissitzky and Alexander Rodchenko. In 1963 he won the Johann Gutenberg Prize for his work and became the first Soviet artist to receive this award.