{"product_id":"vintage-1957-soviet-book-leningrad-history-of-the-city-uspensky-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1957 Soviet Book: Leningrad (History of the City) – Uspensky | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage 1957 Detgiz Illustrated Volume: \"Leningrad: From the History of the City\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Saint Petersburg history, mid-century Soviet book illustrations, and fine art hardcovers, this \u003cb\u003e1957 original Soviet illustrated volume\u003c\/b\u003e is a standout publication. Published in Leningrad by \u003cb\u003eDetgiz\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eГосударственное Издательство Детской Литературы Министерства Просвещения РСФСР\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeningrad: From the History of the City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eЛенинград: Из истории города\u003c\/i\u003e) was co-authored by \u003cb\u003eV. V. Uspensky\u003c\/b\u003e and acclaimed writer \u003cb\u003eLev Uspensky\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued for the 250th anniversary of the city's founding, this large-format edition is celebrated for its full-page watercolor plates created by prominent Leningrad graphic artists \u003cb\u003eBoris Kalaushin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eYaroslav Krestovsky\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eYury Smolnikov\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitectural Heritage, Imperial Navy \u0026amp; Kalaushin Watercolors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents the history of Russia's Northern Capital from its 1703 founding through the 20th century:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaritime \u0026amp; Naval Origins:\u003c\/b\u003e Illustrations of Peter the Great's early Russian fleet on the Neva River, shipyards, and the Admiralty spire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitectural Masterpieces:\u003c\/b\u003e Watercolor views of Alexander Nevsky Lavra under winter snow, Suvorov's monument on Mars Field, Palace Square, and intricate iron bridge railings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMid-Century Book Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Elegant typography, decorative floral title cartouches, and chapter headpieces designed at Detgiz's Leningrad division.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Ленинград: Из истории города (\u003ci\u003eLeningrad: From the History of the City\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/b\u003e V. V. Uspensky (\u003ci\u003eВ. В. Успенский\u003c\/i\u003e) \u0026amp; Lev Vasilievich Uspensky (\u003ci\u003eЛ. В. Успенский\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrators:\u003c\/b\u003e Boris Markovich Kalaushin (\u003ci\u003eБ. М. Калаушин\u003c\/i\u003e), Ya. I. Krestovsky (\u003ci\u003eЯ. И. Крестовский\u003c\/i\u003e), Yu. V. Smolnikov (\u003ci\u003eЮ. В. Смольников\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Detgiz\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eДетгиз, Ленинград\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957 (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 hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 90,000 copies (\u003ci\u003eТираж 90000\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Saint Petersburg History \/ Soviet Book Illustration \/ Mid-Century Detgiz Hardcovers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original hardcover binding is clean, flat, and structurally firm with minor shelf rubbing along extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Firm, square, and tight text block with sound hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Watercolor Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior pages and color watercolor plates are clean and completely legible, showing uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1950s Soviet paper stocks. 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