{"product_id":"vintage-1987-soviet-book-applique-paper-art-m-a-gusakova-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1987 Soviet Book: Applique \u0026 Paper Art – M. A. Gusakova | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic 1987 Soviet Craft Manual: \"Appliqué\" by M. A. Gusakova\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor elementary art educators, craft hobbyists, and collectors of vintage Soviet pedagogical publications, this \u003cb\u003e1987 original Soviet hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a comprehensive guide to paper collage and applied design. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003eProsveshchenie\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Просвещение»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppliqué\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eАппликация\u003c\/i\u003e) was authored by arts educator \u003cb\u003eM. A. Gusakova\u003c\/b\u003e as an official textbook for kindergarten teachers and pedagogy colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in a cloth-backed orange hardcover with a stylized floral motif, this third edition covers the historical roots of appliqué along with practical classroom templates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFolk Art Heritage, Geometric Paper Craft \u0026amp; Early Childhood Art Projects\u003c\/b\u003e Gusakova's manual balances historical craft contexts with classroom execution:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Origins in Nomadic Craft:\u003c\/b\u003e Examines ancient applied arts, tracing leather and felt work from the \u003cb\u003ePazyryk kurgans\u003c\/b\u003e of the Altai (preserved in the State Hermitage Museum), Kalmyk and Kyrgyz saddle blankets, Bashkir geometric ornament, and shamanic ceremonial wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeometric \u0026amp; Symmetrical Cutting:\u003c\/b\u003e Demonstrates precision techniques for circle-folding, radial star cutouts, multi-fold paper chains, and silhouette cutouts (\u003ci\u003eвырезание на глаз\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStory \u0026amp; Holiday Compositions:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete project workflows for children's seasonal cards (such as March 8 International Women's Day cards), winter outdoor scenes (\u003ci\u003e«На прогулке»\u003c\/i\u003e), space age exploration panels, and conical figures (roosters, dolls, woodland hares).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed Media \u0026amp; Color Harmony:\u003c\/b\u003e Instructions on combining papers, felt, leather remnants, birch bark, straw, and pressed botanicals with gouache and ink detailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Аппликация (\u003ci\u003eAppliqué\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. A. Gusakova (\u003ci\u003eМ. А. Гусакова\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Prosveshchenie\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1987 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed illustrated hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 128+ pages with color photo-plate inserts and instructional line drawings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Art Pedagogy \/ Papercraft \u0026amp; Applied Decorative Arts \/ Folk Craft History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original cloth-backed orange boards are clean, flat, and rigid with bright cover printing and light shelf rubbing at corner tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior leaves, cutting diagrams, and glossy color inserts are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of late-1980s Soviet educational paper stocks. 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