Stories for Little Comrades: Revolutionary Artists and the Making of Early Soviet Children's Books

by Evgeny Steiner

In the Soviet Union of the 1920s, the most prominent avant-garde artists were eager children's book illustrators. Reaching a mass audience of unformed, malleable young people appealed to their commitment to an art manifesto based on the creation of a new kind of person for the revolutionary age. At the same time, the opportunity to work for good pay along with a low risk of censorship were practical attractions.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295977914
• ISBN13: 9780295977911
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher