{"product_id":"vintage-1947-soviet-book-saltykov-shchedrin-selected-works-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1947 Soviet Book: Saltykov-Shchedrin Selected Works | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic 1947 Soviet Folio Edition: \"Selected Works\" by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Russian classical literature, antiquarian Soviet book bindings, and scholars of 19th-century social satire, this \u003cb\u003e1947 original Soviet hardcover volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a foundational post-war publication. Published in Moscow and Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eOGIZ – State Publishing House of Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eОГИЗ – Государственное издательство художественной литературы\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИзбранные сочинения\u003c\/i\u003e) compiles the core satirical oeuvre of \u003cb\u003eMikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in a patterned sage-green cloth hardcover with an intricate geometric lattice design, central diamond title plate, and ornate gilt-banded spine, this ~600-page folio edition was prepared with an introductory monograph and commentaries by literary scholar \u003cb\u003eA. Lavretsky\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golovlyov Family, History of a Town \u0026amp; Complete Satirical Tales\u003c\/b\u003e This anthology brings together Shchedrin’s most influential social and political satires:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golovlyov Family (\u003ci\u003eГоспода Головлевы\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Unabridged text of his monumental novel dissecting the decay of the provincial serf-owning nobility, immortalizing the hypocritical figure of Porfiry \"Iudushka\" Golovlyov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of a Town (\u003ci\u003eИстория одного города\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e The devastating satirical chronicle tracing the absurd and brutal history of the city of Glupov through its succession of grotesque governors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Prose \u0026amp; Essays:\u003c\/b\u003e Complete texts of \u003ci\u003eThe Monrepos Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«Убежище Монрепо»\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eAbroad\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003e«За рубежом»\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Satirical Fairy Tales (\u003ci\u003eСказки\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/b\u003e Over 25 allegorical fables exposing Tsarist bureaucracy and social inequality, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of How One Peasant Fed Two Generals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wise Gudgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Landowner\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Selfless Hare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchival Tipped-In Plates:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrated with an engraved author portrait and a full-page reproduction of Oskar Klever's historical drawing depicting Saltykov-Shchedrin's 1848 dispatch into Vyatka exile (\u003ci\u003e«М. Е. Салтыков-Щедрин отправляется в ссылку в сопровождении фельдъегеря»\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Избранные сочинения (\u003ci\u003eSelected Works\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (\u003ci\u003eМ. Е. Салтыков-Щедрин\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eText Preparation \u0026amp; Introductory Article:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Lavretsky (\u003ci\u003eА. Лаврецкий\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OGIZ – Goslitizdat (\u003ci\u003eОГИЗ – Государственное издательство художественной литературы\u003c\/i\u003e, Moscow–Leningrad)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947 (Moscow–Leningrad, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's patterned cloth hardcover, gilt-stamped spine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e ~600 pages with tipped-in art plates, headpieces, and notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian Classical Literature \/ Social Satire \u0026amp; Realism \/ Soviet Post-War Fine Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original sage-green patterned cloth boards are clean, flat, and rigid with crisp geometric embossing, bright spine gilding, and minor handling wear at board tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages, historical plates, and commentary sections are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1940s Soviet publishing paper stocks. 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