Bereishith [“In the Beginning”].

The first publication of a Hebrew literary miscellany set up by a group of young Hebrew writers in the Soviet Union. Type-set in Leningrad, it was printed in Berlin. The work was edited by Abraham Krivochko (A. Kariv) and includes a story by Isaac Babel. The brilliant front cover was created by Tchaikov, a striking design of Revolutionary ideas. The letters of the title are dramatic, symbolically beginning and ending with the color red. “The combination of colors and theatrical effects is striking…[the cover design] has the challenging element of a dramatic opening.” See Ch. Abramsky, “Yiddish Book Illustrations in Russia: 1916-1923” in Israel Museum Catalogue, Tradition and Revolution, p. 68.