Society and Book Culture: Exhibition "What Books are Silent about…", devoted to a book publishing industry in the Komi Republic, opened in Syktyvkar

The I. A. Kuratov Literary Museum (Syktyvkar) launched the exhibition "What Books are Silent about…" marking the centenary of a book publishing industry in the Komi Republic.

The exhibition spotlights the development of the book business in the republic.

In December 1920, the first ABC-book in the Komi language by V. A. Molodtsov was issued. This small, 28-page book on grey craft paper marked the beginning of book publishing that united writers, journalists, publishers, typographers and artists.

The exhibition features rare publications of the 1920-s – 1940-s, photographs and documents about the history of the book industry from the collections of the Komi Republic National Museum. There are first textbooks for Komi schools, socio-political, scientific, fiction editions. The exposition also focuses on the art of graphic artists V. V. Polyakov and M. P. Beznosov - the pioneers in book design.