Ogonyok Magazine (Zhurnal "Ogonyok"), 1948. Nos. 1–12, 14, 15, 17–19, 35, 44, 46, 49–51. Total 23 issues in 2 volumes. In Russian.

Журнал «Огонёк» за 1948 год. / [23 номера в двух владельческих переплетах].
Москва : Издательство «Правда», 1948.

По 32 с. в номере, ил., [3] л. ил. В двух владельческих составных картонных переплетах. Состояние: в №7 утрата фрагмента стр. 16; в №8 отсутствует задняя обложка; в №46 утрата фрагмента стр. 21.
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Ogonyok Magazine. Full year 1948 (Broken set: 23 issues). / Bound in two private composite cardboard bindings.
Moscow : Pravda Publishing House, 1948.

32 pp. per issue, ill. Two private composite cardboard bindings. Condition: No. 7 has a missing fragment on p. 16; No. 8 lacks the back cover; No. 46 has a missing fragment on p. 21. 

The year 1948 in the pages of Ogonyok serves as a vivid panoramic chronicle of the late Stalinist era, reflecting the complex atmosphere of the post-war reconstruction and the gathering clouds of the Cold War. As the Soviet Union's premier illustrated weekly, Ogonyok functioned as a unique hybrid of cultural journal and political mouthpiece, blending the visual dynamism of Life with the journalistic reach of Time. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the "Great Break" in post-war society, including the arrangement of triumphant photo-reports from massive industrial construction sites, the celebration of collective farm achievements, and the sharp ideological critiques of Western influence during the "Zhdanovshchina" period. This collection captures the aesthetic of the "Stalinist Empire" style at its peak, visible in the grandiose architectural projects and the heroic portraiture of workers and cultural figures.
This set comprises 23 issues bound into two sturdy private composite volumes, preserving the authentic visual language of 1948 through high-quality photography and vibrant color inserts. The first volume contains a continuous run of the first twelve issues (Nos. 1–12), while the second volume gathers a selection of key issues from the remainder of the year (Nos. 14, 15, 17–19, 35, 44, 46, 49–51). While the collection shows signs of use typical for a working archive—including partial losses to pages in numbers 7 and 46, and a missing back cover for number 8—the integrity of the primary historical and visual content remains intact. For bibliophiles, historians of the USSR, and collectors of vintage periodicals, these 1948 Moscow imprints from the Pravda publishing house are a vital primary source, documenting the daily life, artistic aspirations, and political rhetoric of a nation forging its identity in the wake of victory.