Pictorial History Of Russia From Rurik To Stalin: 1,000 Years Of Russian History In Pictures

London . New York / Melbourne: Hutchinson & Co., 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. Illustrations Throughout. 216 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Lettered In Red. Map Endpapers. Very Short Biographical Dictionary At End. First Printing, Undated But 1942. Inscribed From Elizabeth Moos To American Social Artist William Gropper. Elizabeth Moos Was A Peace Activist Who Was Arrested During The Mccarthy Era On Charges Of Failure To Register As A Foreign Agent. Mrs. Moos, Along With Dr. W. E. B. Dubois And Three Other Leaders Of The Peace Information Center, Was Indicted In February 1951 By A Federal Grand Jury On Charges Of Violating The Foreign Agents Registration Act. The Prosecution Said The Organization Had Been A Sponsor In This Country Of The Stockholm Peace Appeal, Which Federal Officials Described As A Communist Trick That Promoted Unenforceable Soviet Proposals About Atomic Energy And Weapons. The Charges Were Later Dismissed. Mrs. Moos Was A 1911 Graduate Of Smith College And Held Master's Degrees In Early Childhood Education From The Bank Street College Of Education And The Columbia University Russian Institute. Several Of Her Books About The Soviet Educational System Were Published Circa 1950-1960.