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Detgiz (Children's State Book Printing)

Детгиз (Фабрика детской книги издательства детской литературы)

The Detgiz publishing and printing plant in Moscow was located at 49 Sushchevskii Rampart. While it focused on children's books, occasionally it printed political posters. Detgiz was founded in 1933 following a merger with Young Guard (Molodaia Gvardia) publishing. With the aid of famed Russian author Maxim Gorky; Detgiz attracted significant literary talent resulting in Soviet writers, artists and educators being dully employed by the firm. There were many departments within Detgiz such as fiction, classical literature and preschool reading. The firm was also affiliated with the Moscow-based "House of Children's Books", a store where writers performed live readings of their books for children.

Fuentes

Haber E. (2017). Oz behind the iron curtain: aleksandr volkov and his magic land series. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. (Maxim Gorky involvement in Detgiz cited)
Kummerling-Meibauer B. & Muller A. (2016). Canon constitution and canon change in children's literature. Basingstoke: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. (Maxim Gorky involvement in Detgiz cited)
prilib.ru (September 9, 1933 formation of Detgiz cited)