New China (30)

New China. Hardcover book published by Foreign Languages Press 1953, unpaginated with black and white photographs. All text is in English.

Since the land reform, the new peasant landowners have organized themselves into mutual-aid teams. Six million teams of this kind have emerged throughout the country

A mutual-aid team winnowing wheat

Bosnia and Herzegovina (6).

Bosnia and Herzegovina, text by Alojz Benac and Ivan Lovenovic. Hardcover book published by Sour “Svjetlost” Jugoslovenska Revija 1986.

Banja Luka is a town which after the Liberation, developed rapidly as an industrial centre, with a university and many other educational institutions. Lying on the river Vrbas, Banja Luka is mentioned in historical documents as far bck as the XV century, and the first settlements in this region date from the Roman period. In 1969 Banja Luka and a wide area surrounding it were struck by a catastrophic earthquake which caused great suffering and loss among the population and enormous damage to the economy and to all other fields of activity. More than 80% of the town's buildings were destroyed, but in a powerful demonstration of solidarity on the part of the peoples and nationalities of Yugoslavia it was completely rebuilt.

Banja Luka is a town of tree lined avenues and many cultural monuments, among which are the old Kastel fortress, the theatre and numerous other cultural institutions.

Mockba Moscow Moscou Moskau Moscu (17)

Mockba Moscow Moscou Moskau Moscu. Hardcover book published 1963. Text is in Russian, English, French, German and Spanish.

USSR Economic Achievements Exhibition. Industry Square

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan (19)

China Travel: Guangzhou and Foshan, compiled by China International Travel Service, Guangzhou Branch and Editorial Department of the Guangdong People's Publishing House. Paperback book published by Guangdong People's Publishing House 1977, 112 pages. All text is in English.

Night view of the Friendship Theatre.

Viet-Nam (22)

Viet-Nam, text by Nikolai Solntsev, photography by Victor Guinsbourg, Albert Lieberman, Evgueni Lomovski. Hardover book published by Editions Paneta Moscou and Editions Van Hoa Hanoi 1986. All text is in French.

Exposition de livres sovietiques a Ho Chi Minh-Ville

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin (25).

Moscow by Yury Balanenko and Alexander Berezin.  Hardcover book published by Planeta Publishers Moscow 1975, 207 pages with colour and black and white photographs. All text is in English.

The Moscow Underground is the most convenient in the world. An excellent ventilation system provides fresh air and an even temperature the year round. The spacious underground passages and platforms are brightly lighted and decorated with granite, black labradorite, polished oak and walnut, ceramics and plate glass, as well as marble which comes from the Caucasus, the Crimea, the Ural Mountains and Central Asia. Every station is a remarkable example of beauty and elegance.