Here are several examples of an unIDd typeface from early 20th century, from newspaper ads and from a daily planner. It apparently served as the basis for the “Izvestia” newspaper hand-drawn masthead soon after.
Ideas, comrades? Спасибо заранее...
Typophile
ID this Russian prerevolutionary typeface
Herold Reklameschrift. Digital version (by Paratype) is called Herold Condensed Bold.
And so it is. Thanks!
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