Measures 10" x 13", 32 pp. excluding the cover. Dedicated entirely to Stalin's 70th birthday anniversary. The issue illustrates the deranged sycophantic frenzy that gripped the entire population of the Soviet Union at that time. Artists filled huge canvases with images of Stalin, poets wrote verses, composers wrote songs, children worked on arts and crafts projects. Factory workers and collective farmers over-fulfilled their production quotas, dedicating their labor to Stalin. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of hand-made gifts were created and sent to their beloved Great Leader,

Measures 10" x 13", 32 pp. excluding the cover. Dedicated entirely to Stalin's 70th birthday anniversary. The issue illustrates the deranged sycophantic frenzy that gripped the entire population of the Soviet Union at that time. Artists filled huge canvases with images of Stalin, poets wrote verses, composers wrote songs, children worked on arts and crafts projects. Factory workers and collective farmers over-fulfilled their production quotas, dedicating their labor to Stalin. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of hand-made gifts were created and sent to their beloved Great Leader, Father of All Nations, etc., etc., etc. This issue of Ogonyok is a small but vivid part of that derangement. Uncommonly for Ogonyok, there is a full two-page centerfold with an offset print of P. Vasilyev's painting Lenin and Stalin in Conversation, created specially for the 1949 All-Union Exhibition.

In very good to excellent condition, showing minimal wear to the corners, some wrinkles at the spine, and mild storage wear to the cover. The binding staples are tight, strong, and rust-free.

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