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Classic 1947 Soviet Folio Edition: "Selected Works" by Ivan Turgenev

For collectors of Russian classical literature, antiquarian Soviet book arts, and academic scholars, this 1947 original Soviet hardcover volume is a monumental post-war publication. Published in Moscow and Leningrad by OGIZ – State Publishing House of Fiction (ОГИЗ – Государственное издательство художественной литературы), Selected Works (Избранные произведения) compiles the greatest literary contributions of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev.

Bound in an embossed terracotta-brown hardcover with an ornamental period frame, oval title cartouche, and dark brown cloth spine, this 570+ page folio edition was prepared under the editorial direction of literary scholar N. L. Brodsky.

H2: Fathers and Sons, A Sportsman's Sketches, Classic Novellas & Poems in Prose This comprehensive anthology gathers Turgenev’s most enduring prose:

• A Sportsman’s Sketches (Из записок охотника): Foundational short stories capturing the psychology of the Russian peasantry, landowners, and landscapes («Хорь и Калиныч», «Бежин луг», «Касьян с Красивой Мечи», «Бурмистр», «Бирюк», «Певцы», «Живые мощи»).

• Core Realist Novels (Романы): Complete unabridged texts of Fathers and Sons («Отцы и дети»), introducing the archetypal nihilist Bazarov, alongside Rudin («Рудин»), Home of the Gentry («Дворянское гнездо»), and On the Eve («Накануне»).

• Romantic & Lyrical Novellas (Повести и рассказы): Essential novellas including Asya («Ася»), First Love («Первая любовь»), Mumu («Муму»), and Punin and Baburin.

• Plays & Poems in Prose (Пьесы и стихотворения в прозе): Stage dramas The Boarder («Нахлебник») and A Month in the Country («Месяц в деревне»), concluding with his lyrical meditations such as The Russian Language («Русский язык») and How Fair, How Fresh Were the Roses.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Избранные произведения (Selected Works)

• Author: Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (И. С. Тургенев)

• Text Preparation & Commentary: N. L. Brodsky (Н. Л. Бродский)

• Publisher: OGIZ – Goslitizdat (ОГИЗ – Государственное издательство художественной литературы, Moscow–Leningrad)

• Publication Date: 1947 (Moscow–Leningrad, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed embossed hardcover

• Page Count: 570+ pages with frontispiece portrait plate and vocabulary notes

• Classification: Russian Classical Literature / 19th-Century Realism / Soviet Post-War Fine Editions

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Original cloth-backed terracotta boards are clean, flat, and rigid with distinct ornamental blind-stamped scrollwork, clean board perimeters, and minimal corner rubbing.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with sound cloth hinges and solid spine backing.

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