Marchak - Война с Днепром (Voina s Dnieprom) - 1935

Rare vintage Soviet edition from the era devoted to one of the great industrial poetic texts of Soviet children's literature of the 1930s.

Characteristics of the copy:
– Original Soviet edition, 3rd edition
– Leningrad, Detgiz, 1935
– Paperback format
– Color illustrations (depending on the copies)
– Characteristic printing of productions for Soviet youth of the 1930s

Published in 1935 by the state publisher Detgiz in Leningrad, this work belongs to the series of publications intended for Soviet youth, extolling the great undertakings of industrial modernization. The text depicts, in a poetic and narrative form, the transformation of the landscape and the domestication of the Dnieper River, a major symbol of the technical and economic ambitions of the Soviet Union during the period of the five-year plans.

Through a rhythmic and accessible language, Marchak celebrates the collective strength of labor, the construction of energy infrastructure, and the technological optimism characteristic of the Soviet cultural production of the era.

This third edition testifies to the wide diffusion of the work among young readers in the 1930s. Editions from this period are today sought after for their historical importance and their editorial aesthetics typical of pre-war Soviet children's books.

Characteristics of the copy:
– Original Soviet edition, 3rd edition
– Leningrad, Detgiz, 1935
– Paperback format
– Color illustrations (depending on the copies)
– Characteristic printing of productions for Soviet youth of the 1930s

Condition: as shown in the photo. Some stains and small tears. Overall clean.

Bibliophilic significance:
Illustrated works by Marchak published in the 1930s occupy an important place in the history of children's books in the USSR. They are valued for their literary merit, their ideological dimension linked to Soviet industrialization, as well as for their graphic and editorial interest.