{"product_id":"rare-1957-soviet-book-fine-arts-of-karelia-bilingual-russian-finnish-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1957 Soviet Book: Fine Arts of Karelia (Bilingual Russian\/Finnish) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"37\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"37\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRare 1957 Soviet Art Monograph: \"Fine Arts of Karelia\" (Petrozavodsk)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003eFor scholars of Finno-Ugric culture, collectors of Soviet regional art, and researchers of Nordic visual history, this \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003e1957 original Soviet hardcover monograph\u003c\/b\u003e is a standout historical reference. Published in Petrozavodsk (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"223\"\u003ePetroskoi\u003c\/i\u003e) by the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"241\"\u003eState Publishing House of the Karelian ASSR\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"286\"\u003eГосударственное Издательство Карельской АССР \/ Karjalan ASNT:n Valtion Kustannusliike\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"374\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"374\"\u003eFine Arts of Karelia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"396\"\u003eИзобразительное искусство Карелии \/ Karjalan kuvaamataide\u003c\/i\u003e) offers an exhaustive record of 20th-century northern Soviet painting, graphic illustration, and sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003eBound in original light blue cloth boards featuring debossed Northern Karelian geometric embroidery borders, this volume includes parallel text in both \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"152\"\u003eRussian and Finnish\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"41\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNorthern Soviet Realism, Kalevala Graphics \u0026amp; Regional Sculpture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003eThis publication provides a structured historical narrative of Karelia's artistic landscape from traditional folk crafts to mid-20th-century fine art:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBilingual Texts:\u003c\/b\u003e Features full historical and critical essays printed in both Russian and Finnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKarelian Landscape Masters:\u003c\/b\u003e Exhaustive focus on premier Finnish-Karelian painter \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eS. H. Juntunen\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"97\"\u003eSulo Juntunen\u003c\/i\u003e, 1915–1980), featuring works such as \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"148\"\u003eOver the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"163\"\u003eJärvimaisema\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"181\"\u003eAt the Forest Clearing\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"205\"\u003eHakkuupalstalla\u003c\/i\u003e), alongside Russian masters who painted Northern themes (A. Kuindzhi, V. Polenov, A. Arkhipov).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBook Design \u0026amp; Epic Illustration:\u003c\/b\u003e Highlights A. Belyaev's graphic design for the Karelian epic \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"94\"\u003eKalevala\u003c\/i\u003e and A. Semyashkin's literary illustrations for Maxim Gorky and Valentin Katayev.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSculpture \u0026amp; Woodcraft:\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive survey of Karelian wood relief carving, including Yu. Rautanen's famous relief \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"116\"\u003eRunosingers\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"43,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"129\"\u003eRunonlaulajat\u003c\/i\u003e) and works by V. Chizhikov and L. Lankinen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Изобразительное искусство Карелии \/ Karjalan kuvaamataide (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"45,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"66\"\u003eFine Arts of Karelia\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State Publishing House of the Karelian ASSR (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"45,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"56\"\u003eПетрозаводск \/ Petroskoi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957 (Karelian ASSR, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Bilingual — Russian \u0026amp; Finnish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's light blue cloth boards, debossed folk motifs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"45,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Regional Art \/ Finno-Ugric Heritage \/ Northern USSR Fine Art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"46\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"47\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e The original cloth cover is structurally sound and flat. Cover debossing and lettering remain clean and sharp, with light, natural vintage storage discoloration along the outer margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with sound hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"47,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior text pages and art plates are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of mid-century Soviet paper stocks. 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