The Soviet Photobook 1920-1941, Published by Steidl / Available at www.draw-down.com / A massive, full-illustrated history of photography #bookmaking and design from the USSR. Gorgeously produced, edited and designed, The Soviet Photobook 1920-1941 presents 160 of the most stunning and elaborately produced photobooks of the Soviet period. No other country or political system advanced its cause by attracting and employing acclaimed members of the avant-garde. Among them were writers such as Semion Kirsanov, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Ilya Selvinsky, Sergei Tretyakov and Kornely Zelinsky; artist designers such as Gustav Klutsis, Valentina Kulagina, El Lissitzky, Sergei Senkin, Varvara Stepanova, Solomon Telingater and Nikolai Troshin; and photographers such as Dmitry Debabov, Vladimir Griuntal, Boris Ignatovich, Alexander Khlebnikov, Yeleazar Langman, #AlexanderRodchenko and Georgy Petrusov, not to mention many of the best printing plants and bookbinders. Hardcover, 636 pages #photobook #graphicdesign #Steidl #SovietPhotobook @steidlverlag (at Steidl) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5fm0GgHOw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10cnb7tslo9hi
