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Rare 1963 Soviet Academic Edition: "The Cossacks" by Leo Tolstoy (Literary Monuments)

For scholars of Russian classics, textual critics, and collectors of prestigious Soviet academic series, this 1963 original Soviet hardcover is an essential volume. Published in Moscow by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Издательство Академии наук СССР), The Cossacks: A Caucasian Tale of 1852 (Казаки: Кавказская повесть 1852 года) represents the academic gold standard for Tolstoy's Caucasian prose within the world-renowned "Literary Monuments" (Литературные памятники) imprint.

Bound in original dark-green cloth with gilt frame detailing, this edition was issued in a limited run of 10,000 copies.

Complete Manuscripts, Redactions & Textual Reconstructions

Supervised by Academician N. K. Gudziy and designed by E. E. Lansere, this 414+ page monograph serves as a complete archive of Tolstoy's creation of The Cossacks:

• Canonical Narrative: Full authoritative text of The Cossacks.

• Comprehensive Redactions: Features the complete published transcriptions of all four distinct redactions of the "Caucasian Novel" (кавказский роман).

• Early Outlines & Variants: Includes 10 original manuscript summaries (конспекты), early verse openings, and manuscript fragments of The Fugitive (Беглец).

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Казаки: Кавказская повесть 1852 года (The Cossacks)

• Author: Leo Tolstoy (Лев Николаевич Толстой)

• Editor: Academician N. K. Gudziy (Н. К. Гудзий)

• Artist / Designer: E. E. Lansere (Е. Е. Лансере)

• Series: Literary Monuments (Литературные памятники)

• Publisher: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR

• Publication Date: 1963 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's dark green cloth hardcover boards with gold foil stamping

• Print Run / Circulation: 10,000 copies (Тираж 10000)

• Classification: Russian Classics / Textual Criticism / Academic Monographs

Condition & Provenance Details

• Ex-Library Provenance: Features authentic vintage ink stamps from a Soviet military unit library (Библ. В/ч 49843) on preliminary pages, as well as an endearing 1965 handwritten birthday gift inscription on the front endpaper.

• Exterior Condition: Green cloth boards are structurally sound, clean, and flat. Gold foil stamping on front board remains reflective and sharp.

• Binding Integrity: Firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Paper Quality: Clean pages throughout with uniform, light cream age-toning typical of 1960s academic paper. Free from marginal notation or text underlines.

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