{"product_id":"ferdowsi-шахнаме-shahnameh-volume-ii","title":"Ferdowsi — Шахнаме (Shahnameh), Volume II","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"flefmv\" data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eRare Soviet Russian Translation of the Persian Epic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"661\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"115\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Шахнаме — Том II \u003cem data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"174\"\u003e(Shahnameh \/ Book of Kings — Volume II)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"177\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"188\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ferdowsi\u003cbr data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"200\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eTranslators:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vladimir Derzhavin, Semyon Lipkin\u003cbr data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian (translated from Persian\/Farsi)\u003cbr data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Epic poetry \/ Persian literature\u003cbr data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"357\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"368\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"381\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — monochrome graphic illustrations\u003cbr data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"439\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soviet edition, 1960s\u003cbr data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"472\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"486\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage collectible condition with signs of age and handling consistent with Soviet-era publications. Binding intact and pages fully readable. Please review photos carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"666\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"682\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"835\"\u003eRare Soviet Russian-language edition of Volume II of \u003cem data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"748\"\u003eShahnameh\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"765\"\u003eBook of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e) by Ferdowsi — the monumental epic masterpiece of Persian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003eThis edition is especially valued for the celebrated poetic translation by Semyon Lipkin and Vladimir Derzhavin, whose work is widely admired for preserving the rhythm, grandeur, and emotional depth of Ferdowsi’s original verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1288\"\u003ePublished during the golden era of Soviet literary translation, the volume combines high-quality scholarship with elegant book design and remains one of the most respected Russian editions of Persian classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1c7c49r\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1306\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1399\"\u003eThis volume includes major legendary and historical cycles from the \u003cem data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1387\"\u003eShahnameh\u003c\/em\u003e, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jfntz3\" data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1433\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1431\"\u003eSeven Labors of Isfandiyar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qbr70b\" data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003eRustam and Isfandiyar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"uv5zwh\" data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1474\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003eBahman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sqe71o\" data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eIskandar (Alexander)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1f118je\" data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1524\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003eArdashir Babakan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1167jtp\" data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003eBahram Gur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14sfbkg\" data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eMazdak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tsvlje\" data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003eThe Arab 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