Molotov, V. The Great Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR (Velikaya druzhba narodov SSSR). Designed by S. Telingater, 1936. In Russian.

В. М. Молотов. Великая дружба народов СССР.
Художественное оформление С. Телингатера.
[Москва]: Партиздат, 1936.
[4], 60, [4] с. ; 23х14,5 см. Издательский ледериновый переплет с рельефной вставкой.
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V. M. Molotov.
The Great Friendship of the Peoples of the USSR (Velikaya druzhba narodov SSSR).
Graphic design by S. Telingater.
[Moscow]: Partizdat, 1936.
[4], 60, [4] pp. ; 23x14.5 cm. Publisher's leatherette binding with a relief insert.

This 1936 volume is a striking example of High Stalinist book design, where political ideology meets the sophisticated aesthetics of late Constructivism. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Soviet "Friendship of Peoples" doctrine, including the arrangement of Molotov’s speeches and reports during a pivotal year of constitutional and social reform. The edition is fundamentally defined by the work of Solomon Telingater (1903–1969), a master of book graphics and a key figure in the development of Soviet typography. Telingater’s design transitions the avant-garde energy of the 1920s into the monumental and representative style of the mid-1930s. The leatherette binding is notably distinguished by a relief decorative insert, demonstrating the tactile and luxurious production standards reserved for high-level political publications.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the institutionalization of Soviet multinational identity through the lens of sophisticated graphic art. Telingater’s use of innovative fonts and structural layout elevates the political pamphlet into a work of collectible design. It remains a significant bibliographical rarity for collectors of Soviet avant-garde, the history of typography, and 20th-century political ephemera.