[Colorful constructivist wrappers] [Radio Front]. Radiofront. №1-21, 1934.

Colorful constructivist wrappers

[Radio Front]. Radiofront. №1-21, 1934.

Moscow: Jurgazobjedineniye, 1934. 8vo (250x180mm), illustrated.

In original illustrated wrappers, some with the owner's signature. Worn, with occasional light tearing along the edges. Marginalia in ink and pencil in several places. Overall in good condition. 45000 copies printed.

A progressive radio magazine with colorful constructivist wrappers. In the 1930s radio was considered to be the most modern, most advanced technology available, a sign of the new age, and thus directly connected to the idea of a bright future.

Making science available to the regular public was an important part of Soviet media strategy. Efforts were made to assure that everybody, including students and peasants, felt strongly connected to technological and scientific advances made, sometimes, hundreds of kilometers away from them.