Vystavka sovetskoi detskoi knigi, grafiki i risunka (Exhibition of Soviet Children's Books, Graphic Arts and Drawings) [2.V-7.V 1939; Catalogue]

The book is in Near Fine condition; front cover shows some yellowing, greasy stain on the back cover and on the last sheet, some spine stress lines. 

The aim of the exhibition held from May 2 to 7 1939 at the Tallinn Art Hall was to introduce to Estonian public the Soviet Russian children's literature production and to show how much Soviet Russia contributes to the general cultural development of young people living in its territory. Particular emphasis was placed on the book illustrations, the field in which remarkable results had been achieved during the last decade. 

The exhibition featured about 400 high-quality literary works in the languages of all Soviet republics beginning from Russian classics A. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, N. Gogol, M. Gorky, and eminent Western authors J. London, C. Dickens, J. Verne, V. Hugo to the modern celebrities S. Marshak, A. Barto, K. Chukovsky, etc. The exposition also included 21 graphical works and 30 drawings created by 10-16 year old children. Among the pupular themes were Russian aviation, Arctic expeditions, illustrations for the beloved books. The accompanying catalogue includes frontispiece with Comrade Stalin portrait, introduction on Russian and Estonian, list of exhibits and five full-page illustrations.