{"product_id":"vintage-1982-soviet-book-the-forty-days-of-musa-dagh-franz-werfel-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1982 Soviet Book: The Forty Days of Musa Dagh – Franz Werfel | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eRare 1982 Yerevan Edition: \"The Forty Days of Musa Dagh\" by Franz Werfel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor scholars of Caucasian history, collectors of Armenian literature, and admirers of 20th-century historical epics, this \u003cb\u003e1982 original Soviet Armenian hardcover edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic volume. Published in Yerevan by \u003cb\u003eSovetakan Grogh\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Советакан грох»\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forty Days of Musa Dagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eСорок дней Муса-дага \/ Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh\u003c\/i\u003e) is Austrian author \u003cb\u003eFranz Werfel's\u003c\/b\u003e masterwork depicting the 1915 resistance at Mount Musa Dagh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in textured crimson faux-leather boards with gold foil lettering, this 600-page volume features cartographic endpaper maps and scholarly historical commentaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Defense of Musa Dagh, Cartographic Map \u0026amp; Yerevan Imprint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWerfel's novel is presented with thorough historical apparatus:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Epic Narrative:\u003c\/b\u003e Chronicles the heroic 53-day self-defense organized by Gabriel Bagradian and thousands of Armenian villagers on the heights of Musa Dagh against Ottoman military encirclement in 1915, ending in their rescue by French naval cruisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetailed Cartographic Endpaper:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a full-page tactical map illustrating Mount Musa Dagh, Yoghonoluk, the Orontes River valley, Antioch, defense bastions, and Mediterranean evacuation shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical Essays \u0026amp; Annotations:\u003c\/b\u003e Features an opening preface by poet Mikhail Dudin (\u003ci\u003e«С вершины мужества»\u003c\/i\u003e), a critical biography by Medzhi Pirumova, and historical annotations by I. Karumyan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterful Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Translated directly from the German by N. Gnedina and Vs. Rozanov.\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 Сорок дней Муса-дага \/ \u003ci\u003eDie vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Forty Days of Musa Dagh\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franz Werfel (\u003ci\u003eФранц Верфель\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslators:\u003c\/b\u003e N. Gnedina (\u003ci\u003eН. Гнедина\u003c\/i\u003e) \u0026amp; Vs. Rozanov (\u003ci\u003eВс. Розанов\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Sovetakan Grogh\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eЕреван\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982 (Yerevan, Armenian SSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian (with German sub-title page)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's crimson faux-leather hardcover, gold foil typography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 600 pages + illustrated endpaper map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Armenian History \/ World Historical Fiction \/ Caucasian Soviet Imprints\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 crimson faux-leather boards are clean, flat, and rigid. Gold foil title typography on the front board remains sharp, bright, and unrubbed.\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; Map Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e Interior text pages and endpaper tactical maps are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of 1980s Soviet Armenian paper stocks. Free from marginal notation, underlining, library stamps, or owner signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore soviet books \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/collections\/russian-classic?page=1#d9859df62fecfc05be6bc6596591239c\" title=\"Soviet Book Armenia\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48909963198696,"sku":"USSR0289","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-08-18_09-39-25.jpg?v=1787032813","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/vintage-1982-soviet-book-the-forty-days-of-musa-dagh-franz-werfel-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}