Russia - A Portrait by Lev Poliakov, for sale $12.00

Introduction by Joseph Brodsky

Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, c. 1991, ISBN 0-374-25290-4, first printing,
not paged -- 9 pages plus 72 plates with opposite page blank., 11 x 11 inches,
hard cover with dust jacket.

"Now, in the time of glasnost, Lev Poliakov brings us pictures of the Russia that 
dwelled alongside the fearsome stereotypes.  It is a vision rich in humanity, 
a humanity tempered by terrible repression.

"This book bestows another gift, and that is the opportunity to see the work of 
an extraordinary photographers.  Lev Poliakov is not a novice on the brink of a
promising career but a mature artist at the height of his power.  Poliakov was a 
highly successful photojournalist in the Soviet Union.  Like many Russian artists
whose work has become widely recognized only after they left their homeland, 
Poliakov came to the United states seeking greater personal and artistic freedom.
The 72 images in this book display a master with the humanistic passion of Eugene
Smith or the compositional brilliance of Henri Cartier-Bresson."



In very good condition. 

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