Large format, measures 13 ½" x 11 ½", 60 pp. Russian text. Generously illustrated with b/w and color photos. This is a special, undated, issue mostly dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. Among other topics: agricultural machines, first American "Swan Lake", musings about the next century, the National Gallery.

In fair to good condition. The magazine shows some shelf wear to the cover, a very minor separation at the spine on top and up to the staple at the bottom. The top corner of the back cover is ripped off. The binding staples are tight and strong. The internal pages show barely-there corner bumps and very faint age toning but no rips, stains or any other significant damage.

America was the US response to the Soviet English-language propaganda magazines distributed in the US, such as USSR and Soviet Life. It was a huge ideological mistake of the communist regime as it opened a window into the American way of life for the Soviet readership behind the Iron Curtain. The magazine was a highly coveted item, to be collected or sold on the black market for exorbitant sums of money. Its distribution in the USSR was severely limited for decades, the limitations lifted only in late 1980s with the advent of "perestroika".

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