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Poster Number: PP 770
Category: Agriculture
Media Size: 38х27
Poster Type: Lithograph
Publishing Date: 1954
Editorial Information: Art Editor V. Kovalev; Technical Editor V. Silin
Technical Information on Poster: Publication Order No. 6650; Мk1607, typography - 816; Paper format 60 x 92 cm; Volume 1 sheet of paper; 1 printing sheet; 1.62 conventional-publishing sheets; Price 1 ruble
Glavlit Directory Number: IaT 00628
Catalog Notes: PP 770 Agriculture b
Artist: Dobrov, Alexander Nikolaevich — Добров, Александр Николаевич
Printer: LRTPP Typography, Riga —
Publisher: Latgosizdat (Latvian State Publishing House) — Латгосиздат (Латвийское государственное издательство)
Until World War II, Latvia had thriving publishing and printing industries. Between Soviet annexation in 1940 and the German occupation in 1941, Lativa's position as a European publishing hub drastically changed. Around 1940 Lativa's largest publisher, Liesma (Flame), was nationalized during Soviet annexation. The publisher became VAPP (Department of State Book Publishers and Polygraphic Enterprises) and was controlled as a state-run entity. From 1946-1964, VAPP was named Latgosizdat and in 1965, the publisher was re-named Liesma. It specialized in ...
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