Author: Bromfield, Louis; Schneider, Isidor; Bessie, Alvah; et al. Smith, Jessica; editor.
Title: Soviet Russia Today. (Vol. 10, No. 10) February, 1942. (Cover Title).
Description: (New York: S.R.T. Publications, Inc.), 1945. 1945. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers with an illustration in black, white & red on the front cover reproduced from a Soviet war poster. The historic military war heroes Alexander Nevsky, Suvorov and Chapayez are depicted along with modern Soviet soldiers. There is minor foxing to the front cover. The rear cover is lightly soiled with creasing to the corners. 34 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. There is occasional light soiling & the corners of the last 2 leaves are creased. There is some pencil scribbling on page 33. Very good. Among the contents of this issue are an essay on Russian War Relief by William Maxwell; an article on American Ambassador Joseph Davies' book "Mission to Moscow" by novelist and dramatist Louis Bromfield; "The Man with the Sickle" on Soviet farming during the war by Riahov; "A Negro Citizen of Soviet Georgia" by poet Isidor Schneider; and a film review by short story writer Alvah Bessie. Author Anna Louise Strong looks at reconstruction after German attacks in "The Army of Construction". Also featured is a attack on the New York Post's military expert Fletcher Pratt by the editor. Very good .

Keywords: HISTORY; WORLD WAR Ii; SOVIET UNION; AMERICAN PERIODICAL; SOVIET RUSSIA TODAY; JESSICA SMITH, EDITOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; LOUIS BROMFIELD; AMERICAN AMBASSADOR JOSEPH DAVIES; A NEGRO CITIZEN OF SOVIET GEORGIA; POET ISIDOR SCHNEIDER; SOVIET FARMERS; RIAHOV; RUSS


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