Inside the Rainbow: Russian Children's Literature 1920-1935: Beautiful Books, Terrible Times

by Julian Rothenstein

Inside the Rainbow reprints for the first time in English a unique compendium of Soviet-era picture books from the 1920s and 1930s--a high point in the history of children's literature. In the dark and dangerous world of revolutionary Petrograd, some of the greatest Russian poets and artists of the century came together to create a new kind of book for children, one that reflected the endless possibilities of a brave new world. Managing for a time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616893788
• ISBN13: 9781616893781
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 12.0"