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Rare 1960 Soviet Deluxe Album: "Decade of Georgian Art and Literature in Moscow"

Product Overview

For collectors of Soviet visual history, performing arts archives, and Caucasian culture, this 1960 original Soviet photo album is a major historical reference. Published in Tbilisi by Sabchota Sakartvelo (Государственное Издательство «Сабчота Сакартвело» / „საბჭოთა საქართველო“), Decade of Georgian Art and Literature in Moscow (Декада грузинского искусства и литературы в Москве) captures the premier cultural exposition hosted in Moscow to celebrate Georgian artistic achievements.

Featuring an oblong landscape orientation and color panoramic endpapers of Red Square illuminated by celebratory night searchlights, this dual-language (Russian/Georgian) volume provides an irreplaceable visual record of mid-century Soviet art.

Cinema, Performing Arts & Fine Art Archive

This comprehensive album showcases the full spectrum of Georgian national culture brought to the capital's top venues (Bolshoi Theatre, Hall of Columns, Kremlin):

• Early Georgian Cinema: Features production stills from classic films such as Magdana's Donkey (Лурджа Магданы) and retrospective coverage of iconic cinema figures like Nato Vachnadze.

• Theatre & Ballet: Extensive photographic coverage of Vakhtang Chabukiani's ballet Othello, dance ensembles directed by Iliko Sukhishvili, and opera performances conducted by V. Paliashvili and D. Mirtskhulava.

• Exhibitions & Fine Art: Reproductions of works by prominent Georgian painters and sculptors (S. Kobuladze, I. Charlemagne, E. Akhvlediani), alongside gallery views showing portraits of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin.

• Documentary Ephemera: Reproductions of period news clippings from Pravda with guestbook notes signed by prominent Soviet intellectuals.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Декада грузинского искусства и литературы в Москве / ქართული ხელოვნებისა და ლიტერატურის დეკადა მოსკოვში

• Publisher: State Publishing House "Sabchota Sakartvelo"

• Publication Date: 1960 (Tbilisi, Georgian SSR)

• Language: Dual-language Russian and Georgian

• Binding: Original publisher's oblong hardcover album

• Classification: Soviet Fine Art / Georgian Cinema & Theatre / Photography Albums

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Hardcover boards show light surface rubbing and edge wear consistent with age and large-format album storage. Colors on the endpapers remain strong.

• Binding Integrity: Solid text block with sound hinges and intact leaves.

• Page & Image Quality: Clean interior pages throughout with mild, even age-toning. Free from library defacement, marginal notes, or structural tears.