Magyarorszag.
Hardcover book with pictorial boards published by Corvina 1972. All
text is in Hungarian.
Communist Propaganda of the 20th Century
Communist Propaganda of the 20th Century
propaganda - 'noun', information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view (Compact Oxford Dictionary).
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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
Saturday, October 26, 2019
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historical documents as far bck as the XV century, and the first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.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
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
Sunday, October 13, 2019
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.
Monday, October 7, 2019
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
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)