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Russian Literature & Art
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LEBEDEV, Vladimir Vasilievich (1891-1967), Vladimir Ivanovich KOZLINSKII (1891-1969), Aleksei RADAKOV (1877-1942), Boris ANTONOVSKII and others (illustrators). Begemot [Hippopotamus]. Leningrad: "Krasnaya Gazeta," January- December 1926. Nos. 1-50. 4to (290 x 205 mm). Rebound in contemporary half cloth over marbled boards. Condition: boards rubbed with slight chipping to extremities; occasional minor spotting to wrappers, no. 50 with front wrapper detached but present. rare illustrated humor weekly published at the height of the nep period. With cartoons by V. V. Lebedev, V. Koslinskii, A. Radakov, B. Antonovskii and others. This journal satirized not only the growing horde of middleclass NEP men and women but also peasants, workers, bureaucrats and Americans. Lebedev signed his studies of Russian street types with "V. V." Radakov was an important early Soviet poster artist and Kozlinskii worked alongside Lebedev on the satirical ROSTA windows posters. Antonovskii was a popular Soviet cartoonist remembered for his comic strips and animated cartoons. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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