{"product_id":"rare-1953-soviet-book-poems-and-fairy-tales-sergei-mikhalkov-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1953 Soviet Book: Poems and Fairy Tales – Sergei Mikhalkov | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1953 Stalin-Era Children's Treasury: \"Poems and Fairy Tales\" by Sergei Mikhalkov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Soviet children's literature, Stalin-era historical ephemera, and early Detgiz imprints, this \u003cb\u003e1953 original Soviet hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e is a prized historical artifact. Published in Moscow and Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eDetgiz\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eГосударственное Издательство Детской Литературы Министерства Просвещения РСФСР\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems and Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eСтихи и сказки\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles the early classic works of \u003cb\u003eSergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in original tan cloth stamped in gold and red foil with bugle and oak wreath motifs, this 280-page volume was issued during the final year of Joseph Stalin's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Stalin-Era Text, Period Inscription \u0026amp; Classics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume carries notable historical and literary details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnedited 1953 Intro Text:\u003c\/b\u003e Page 3 retains the original Stalin-era preface praising the Communist Party under \u003ci\u003e\"Lenin and Stalin\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e\"под руководством Коммунистической партии и мудрых вождей народа Ленина и Сталина\"\u003c\/i\u003e), an entry systematically removed in post-1956 de-Stalinization editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1954 Bilingual Inscription:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner front paste-down contains a handwritten period gift inscription in Georgian and Russian dated February 2, 1954 (\u003ci\u003e2\/II 54 г.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved Children's Literature:\u003c\/b\u003e Features \u003ci\u003eUncle Stepa\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eДядя Стёпа\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTruth for Children\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eБыль для детей\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eRed Army Soldier Petrov\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eКрасноармеец Петров\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThree Winds\u003c\/i\u003e, and pioneer rally songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMid-Century Soviet Illustration:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated throughout by leading Soviet graphic artists including V. Vysotsky, V. Shcheglov, B. Vinokurov, V. Seliverstova, and A. Korotkin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Стихи и сказки (\u003ci\u003ePoems and Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (\u003ci\u003eС. В. Михалков\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Detgiz\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eДетгиз, Москва \/ Ленинград\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953 (Stalin Era, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian (with Georgian\/Russian gift inscription)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's cloth hardcover, gold and red foil stamping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 280 pages, illustrated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Children's Literature \/ Stalin-Era Imprints \/ Detgiz Hardcovers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore books \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1988-soviet-book-about-everything-in-the-world-samuil-marshak-tsar-to-soviet-books?variant=48856797249768\" title=\"Soviet Book\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856816189672,"sku":"CHI0005","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_18_2026-08-06_12-37-02.jpg?v=1786005760","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/rare-1953-soviet-book-poems-and-fairy-tales-sergei-mikhalkov-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}