{"product_id":"vintage-1957-soviet-book-alexander-blok-my-city-petersburg-poems-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1957 Soviet Book: Alexander Blok \"My City\" (Petersburg Poems) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic 1957 Soviet Edition: Alexander Blok’s \"My City\" (Lenizdat)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Russian Silver Age poetry, scholars of modernist literature, and admirers of Petersburg cultural history, this \u003cb\u003e1957 original Soviet hardcover volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic anthology. Published in Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eLenizdat\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eЛениздат\u003c\/i\u003e) to commemorate the \u003cb\u003e250th Anniversary of Leningrad\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy City... Poems about Petersburg–Petrograd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eГород мой... Стихи о Петербурге–Петрограде\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles the city verse of \u003cb\u003eAlexander Alexandrovich Blok\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in illustrated cloth-backed boards depicting a blustery winter night by a classical Petersburg canal bridge and gas lantern, this 224+ page edition features his urban poetry cycle alongside the complete text of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twelve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Двенадцать»\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Age Symbolism, Urban Tragedy \u0026amp; The Epic \"The Twelve\"\u003c\/b\u003e This compilation traces the evolution of Blok's Petersburg:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Urban Mysticism of Petersburg:\u003c\/b\u003e Classical lyrics capturing the melancholy, stone facades, and fog of the capital, including \u003ci\u003e\"Night, street, streetlamp, drugstore\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Ночь, улица, фонарь, аптека...»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e\"At the Restaurant\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«В ресторане»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e\"Dances of Death\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Пляски смерти»\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003e\"From the Newspapers\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Из газет»\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Complete Text of \"The Twelve\" (\u003ci\u003e«Двенадцать»\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Unabridged 12-part revolutionary poem written in January 1918, portraying twelve Red Guard soldiers advancing through a blizzard in Petrograd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinal Elegies \u0026amp; Literary Commentary:\u003c\/b\u003e Concludes with his 1921 address \u003ci\u003e\"To the Pushkin House\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Пушкинскому Дому»\u003c\/i\u003e) and an analytical introduction examining Blok's relationship to the city's architectural and social fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeningrad Jubilee Imprint:\u003c\/b\u003e Bears the ornamental \"250\" graphic mark on the preliminary half-title celebrating the founding of St. Petersburg \/ Leningrad (1703–1953\/1957).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Город мой... Стихи о Петербурге–Петрограде (\u003ci\u003eMy City... Poems about Petersburg–Petrograd\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Blok (\u003ci\u003eАлександр Блок\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroductory Article:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Blok's City\" (\u003ci\u003e«Город Блока»\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Lenizdat\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eЛенинград\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957 (Leningrad, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth-backed illustrated hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 224+ pages with textual notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian Silver Age Poetry \/ Symbolism \/ St. Petersburg in Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original cloth-backed graphic boards are clean, flat, and rigid with sharp cover typography, clear cover drawing, and light, natural shelf wear along board perimeters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges and solid cloth spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages and commentary sections are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1950s Soviet paper stocks. 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