Komsomolskaya Pravda na Dneprostroye ("The Komsomol Truth at Dneprostroy") Newspaper, # 220, 5 May 1945.
Single page 12 ½" x 17", front and verso. This was the local branch of the Komsomolskaya Pravda, the central organ of the VLKSM (Russian abbreviation for "All-Union Lenin's Young Communist League"), published for the Komsomol-age workers of the Dneproges, the Dnieper Hydroelectric Dam.
In very good condition. The paper is moderately age-toned and clean of soiling. It feels a little brittle, and shows mild wrinkling and some fraying of the edges. However, the wear is confined to the margins and does not reach the printed material. The text and all the photos are clear and pe
Single page 12 ½" x 17", front and verso. This was the local branch of the Komsomolskaya Pravda, the central organ of the VLKSM (Russian abbreviation for "All-Union Lenin's Young Communist League"), published for the Komsomol-age workers of the Dneproges, the Dnieper Hydroelectric Dam.
In very good condition. The paper is moderately age-toned and clean of soiling. It feels a little brittle, and shows mild wrinkling and some fraying of the edges. However, the wear is confined to the margins and does not reach the printed material. The text and all the photos are clear and perfectly legible.
The issue covers the fall of Berlin, the current news at the construction site of Dneproges, and features a large three-column article about the importance of what the Soviets termed "wall newsprint" - locally made large posters with praise for the most productive and socially active workers, but mostly containing criticism, caricatures, public shaming of "anti-social elements", laggards and underachievers of every ilk.
The Dnieper Hydroelectric Dam and Power Station boasts an explosive history. Finished in 1932 and upgraded in 1939, it was blown up by the Soviets in 1941 during their retreat east. It was partially restored by the Germans in 1942, who then blew it up in 1943 during their retreat west. Rebuilding work began in the last months of WW2 and was finished by 1950.
In bitter irony, it was just recently bombed by Russia, and is currently not working.
Please note that the linotype with the profile portrait on page 1 is not of Peter the Great, nor of Gulliver. The caption says it a "drawing on linoleum" of Antonina Yurchenko, a technical draftswoman.
Please note that the pen in our photo is for size reference.
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