VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY (1893-1930) Geroi i zhertvy revolyutsii: Oktiabr 1917-1918 [Heroes and Victims of the Revolution: October 1917-1918]. Moscow: Otdel Izobrazitelnykh Iskusstv Komissariata narodnogo prosveshcheniya, 1918.
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19 pages of illustrations; 35x26 cm. Edition of 3,000 copies. Publisher's folder.
18 sheets of illustrations created by artists Boguslavskaya, Kozlinsky, Makletsova, and Punya. Text by V. Mayakovsky. 'This folder evolved into the revolutionary poster of the future. For us, the most important aspect is the 'windows of Rosta satire'' (V. Mayakovsky, 'Not Just Memories').
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930) was a Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor, and artist. He is one of the most significant Russian poets of the 20th century, a classic of Soviet literature. He was the editor of the journals 'LEF' and 'Novy LEF.'
Bibliography: Tarasenkow. p. 244.