Whether you are a Marxist scholar, a lover of Russian literature, a collector of vintage children’s books, or simply a nostalgic Bengali searching for your grandfather’s bookshelf, the rainbow-colored logo of Raduga Publishers is worth seeking out. These books may have carried propaganda, but they also carried the timeless power of a good story, beautifully told and lovingly printed.

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Mitali began her search. Every library catalogue she checked showed the same thing: no results . But then, at the , a kind archivist led her to a dusty, forgotten shelf in the basement. There they were — squat, sturdy hardbacks with bright, stylized illustrations. Misha and the Bear. The Little Humpbacked Horse. Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the USSR.

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Raduga Publishers offered a diverse catalog that catered to every age group. Children’s Literature and Folk Tales