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We will overfulfill the Sixth Five-Year plan!

Poster Number: PP 1093
Category: Economy
Media Size: 41.5x25.5
Poster Type: Lithograph and Offset
Publishing Date: 1957
Editorial Information: Art Editor V. Kobalev; Technical Editor L. Vasilenska
Technical Information on Poster: [Approved] January 21, 1957; Format Sheet 60x92 1/2 sheets; Publication No. 90030-M3117; Printing Order No. 2913; Offset Print; Price 1 ruble
Glavlit Directory Number: IaT 14168
Catalog Notes: PP 1093 Economy b
Artist: Muceniek, Arthur Ianovich (Mucenieks, Arturs) — Мученик, Артур Иванович
Printer: LPT 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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