{"product_id":"rare-1957-soviet-book-humor-and-satire-anthology-gorky-mayakovsky-sholokhov-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Rare 1957 Soviet Book: Humor and Satire Anthology (Gorky, Mayakovsky, Sholokhov) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"38\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e Rare 1957 Soviet Anthology: \"Humor and Satire\" (Goslitizdat, Moscow)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003eExplore the deep, sharp, and highly creative landscape of 20th-century Russian comedic writing with this original \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"114\"\u003e1957 Soviet hardcover compilation\u003c\/b\u003e. Published in Moscow by the prestigious \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003eGoslitizdat\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"201\"\u003eГосударственное издательство художественной литературы\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"258\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"258\"\u003eHumor and Satire: Stories, Feuilletons, Pamphlets, Fables, Epigrams, Parodies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"337\"\u003eЮмор и сатира\u003c\/i\u003e) is a brilliant historical monument to mid-century Soviet literary expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003eAdorned with original cream-colored textured cloth binding featuring bold red and black constructivist-influenced mid-century typography, this heavy volume is a standout addition to collections of classic Russian literature and Soviet social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFrom Revolutionary Satire to Soviet Realist Comedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003eThis massive anthology avoids a strict chronological layout, grouping its contents by thematic focus to allow readers to contrast style, tone, and delivery. It brings together some of the most prominent voices of the era:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEarly Soviet Classics:\u003c\/b\u003e Features Maxim Gorky’s biting \"One of the Kings of the Republic\" (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"89\"\u003eОдин из королей республики\u003c\/i\u003e), the revolutionary verse of Vladimir Mayakovsky, and the political poetry of Demyan Bedny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMasterful Dialect \u0026amp; Prose Humour:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes selected scenes from Mikhail Sholokhov’s famous Don Cossack cycles (featuring the humorous exploits of Grandfather Shchukar), alongside works by Sergei Mikhalkov, Leonid Panteleev, Mikhail Pustynin, and Aleksandr Tvardovsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiverse Comic Mediums:\u003c\/b\u003e Over 560 pages spanning a highly varied selection of short humorous stories (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003eрассказы\u003c\/i\u003e), satirical columns (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"130\"\u003eфельетоны\u003c\/i\u003e), social pamphlets (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"160\"\u003eпамфлеты\u003c\/i\u003e), traditional fables (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"191\"\u003eбасни\u003c\/i\u003e), epigrams (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"209\"\u003eэпиграммы\u003c\/i\u003e), and literary parodies (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"244\"\u003eпародии\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"46\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Юмор и сатира (Humor and Satire)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goslitizdat \/ State Publishing House of Fine Literature (Гослитиздат)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original textured cloth boards, black\/red embossed graphic title\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 566 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Satire \/ Russian Humor \/ Mid-Century USSR Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"47\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"48\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e The heavy cream cloth boards are highly rigid and clean, showing minor, natural shelf-toning and light spotting. The typography remains incredibly crisp, sharp, and unfaded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding Strength:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally tight, firm, and square. The book retains its original shape perfectly with no hinge wobbling or structural fatigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked pages with standard, light age-toning typical of 1950s Soviet paper stocks. 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