Made in RussiaMichael Idov
Made in Russia
Unsung Icons of Soviet Design
by Michael Idov · first published 2011
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…single book that gives a good overview of Soviet engineering, but some good ones to start with might be Graham's The Ghost of the Executed Engineer, Gerovitch's From Newspeak to Cyberspeak, and Idov's Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design. I think most of the really interesting examples are in military technology, but unfortunately I don't know any good books surveying that area. Even if there was a "good…
on “The AK-47” ↗If you like this article, I suggest checking out the book it is based on: Made in Russia: Unsung Icons of Soviet Design edited by Michael Idov. The book is rather small and consists of just pictures of products or designs along with a few paragraphs explaining their context, use, production,…
on “Strange Examples of Soviet Design (2011)” ↗