A collection of issues of the Soviet journal "СССР на стройке" [USSR in Construction] – monthly magazine dedicated to showcasing the economic, industrial, and social achievements of the Soviet Union. The magazine was published between 1930-1940, and again for a brief period in 1949-1950 (a total of 133 issues were published). The magazine, which included articles and texts by prominent Soviet writers and was designed by some of the most influential artists in the Soviet Union, was an important tool in Soviet propaganda and was distributed simultaneously in five different languages (Russian, German, English, French, and Spanish) to showcase the achievements of the Soviet Union worldwide. It was printed in high quality and large format (about 30x42 cm) and is considered a unique visual creation combining many images and photographs with modern graphic design.

The present lot comprises twelve issues:

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. First year, issue No. 1 – dedicateed to several industrial and development projects built in the Soviet Union as part of Stalin's first five-year plan. Moscow: Государственное издательство РСФСР, 1930. Russian. Issue designed by Alexander Deineka (Александр Александрович Дейнека; 1899-1969).

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. First year, double issue, No. 10-11 – dedicated to achievements in collective agriculture and the implementation of collectivization in the Soviet Union. Moscow: Государственное издательство РСФСР, 1930. Issue designed by Victor Mikulin (Микулин, Виктор Петрович).

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. Third year, issue No. 2 – dedicated to marking 15 years since the establishment of the Red Army. Moscow: Изогиз, 1933. Russian. Issue designed by El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий).

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. Third year, issue No. 9 – dedicated to marking 15 years since the establishment of the Red Army. Moscow: Государственных издательство РСФСР, 1933. Russian. Issue designed by El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий).

• URSS en Construction, edited by Maxim Gorky. Fifth year, May issue, No. 5 – dedicated to marking 15 years of the oil industry in Azerbaijan. Moscow: OGHIZ-ISOGHIS, 1935. French. Issue designed by El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий).

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. Fifth year, December issue, No. 12 – dedicated to the achievements of Soviet paratroopers. Moscow: ОГИЗ-ИЗОГИЗ, 1935. Russian. Issue designed by Alexander Rodchenko (Александр Родченко) and his wife Varvara Stepanova (Варвара Степанова).

• СССР на стройке, edited by Maxim Gorky. Sixth year, double April-May issue, No. 4-5 – dedicated to marking 15 years since the establishment of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Moscow: ОГИЗ-ИЗОГИЗ, 1936. Russian. Issue designed by El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий).

• СССР на стройке. Eighth year, issue No. 2 – dedicated to the construction of the Moscow Canal. Moscow: ОГИЗ-ИЗОГИЗ, 1938. Russian. Issue designed by Alexander Rodchenko (Александр Родченко) and his wife Varvara Stepanova (Варвара Степанова).

• СССР на стройке. Eighth year, double issue No. 11-12 – dedicated to the city of Kiev, capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство Искусство, 1938. Russian. Issue designed by Alexander Rodchenko (Александр Родченко) and his wife Varvara Stepanova (Варвара Степанова).

• L'URSS en construction. Ninth year, double issue No. 4-5 – dedicated to the Central Lenin Museum. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство Искусство, 1939. French. Issue designed by Solomon Telingater (Соломон Телингатер).

• СССР на стройке. Tenth year, issue No. 7 – dedicated to commemorating poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство Искусство, 1940. Russian. The issue designed by Alexander Rodchenko (Александр Родченко) and his wife Varvara Stepanova (Варвара Степанова).

• СССР на стройке. Tenth year, issue No. 11 – dedicated to the construction of the Soviet Union's naval fleet. Moscow-Leningrad: Государственное издательство Искусство, 1940. Russian. Issue designed by El Lissitzky (Эль Лисицкий).

12 booklets. Size and condition vary.