Measures 9" x 12", 24 pp. excluding the cover. Published by the Red Newspaper, Leningrad, circulation unknown. Printed on low-quality unbleached paper, illustrated with b/w drawings and diagrams. The front cover features a colorized b/w photo of the then new tractor Fordzon, a Ford offshoot that had just gone into production on the Red Putilovets machine building plant, so the logo above the radiator carried the full name of the plant and, modestly, two letters in the middle, the first of them, "Ф" (F) stood for "Ford", and "П" (P) - for "Putilovets". <

Measures 9" x 12", 24 pp. excluding the cover. Published by the Red Newspaper, Leningrad, circulation unknown. Printed on low-quality unbleached paper, illustrated with b/w drawings and diagrams. The front cover features a colorized b/w photo of the then new tractor Fordzon, a Ford offshoot that had just gone into production on the Red Putilovets machine building plant, so the logo above the radiator carried the full name of the plant and, modestly, two letters in the middle, the first of them, "Ф" (F) stood for "Ford", and "П" (P) - for "Putilovets".

The issue addresses the multitude of problems Soviet agricultural production was facing at the time, the biggest of which was badly lagging in technology. Most of the illustrations present American or Western European tractors, harvesters, and smaller implements, accompanied by textual descriptions of their efficiency and usefulness, as well as promises that the Soviet industry will manufacture its own agricultural machinery, as good as, and better than the West.

Of special interest is the back cover, a full-page propaganda of savings accounts in the State Savings Bank. The text appeals to the propagandists on location in collective farms, directing them to explain to the population the importance of keeping their savings in the bank - not for safekeeping their money, and not for growing it through accrued interest, but for lending the state funds that could be used for advancing the technological base of Soviet collective farms.

In good to very good condition. The cover shows moderate foxing spread evenly across the page, and mild soiling along the edges. The internal pages are moderately age-toned but mostly clear of foxing or soiling. A faint water stain is visible at the top corner of a few back pages, not too intrusive. The edges are a bit frayed but show no significant tears or other damage.

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