Forms of book fairs in the twentieth century in Ukraine

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Khmelovska O. Yu. № 2 (72) 226-236 Image Image

The article is dedicated to the analysis of forms of book exhibition activity that took place in Ukraine in the XXth century. The difference between the notions «book exhibition» and «book fair» has been defined. The peculiarities of portable book trade have been studied, including book markets, book and reading weeks, months and decades. Special attention has been paid to the participation of Ukrainian publishers in the decades of republican art on the territory of foreign countries and participation of foreign publishers in similar events in Ukraine. The book fair activity during the aforementioned period at enterprises, factories, higher education establishments, libraries has been analyzed; the use of administrative resource and methods of involving the readership have been demonstrated.

Keywords: book exhibition, book fair, mobile trade, decade, monthly events.


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