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As both a trade union bulletin and a platform for avant-garde design, this publication is a valuable primary source for studying the visual culture, social history, and ideological mobilization of Soviet art in the early Stalinist era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962983284778,"sku":"EB-306693445498","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_725636e7-93f1-40b6-9c16-4fcce594e4e8.jpg?v=1768159551"},{"product_id":"avant-garde-рабис-29-за-1930-rabis-soviet-journal-ignatovich-photograph-rare","title":"[Photograph by E. Ignatovich]. Rabis (Soviet Illustrated Journal of the All-Union Trade Union of Art Workers). No. 29, 1930. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003e«Рабис» : Советский иллюстрированный журнал Всесоюзного профсоюза работников искусств. № 29, 1930 г.\u003cbr\u003eМосква: ВСЕРАБИС, 1930.\u003cbr\u003e20, [2] с.: ил.; 26×17 см. Тираж: 14000 экз.\u003cbr\u003eВ издательской иллюстрированной обложке (фотография на обложке Е. Игнатовича).\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\"Rabis\" (Soviet Illustrated Journal of the All-Union Trade Union of Art Workers). No. 29, 1930.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: VSERABIS, 1930.\u003cbr\u003e20, [2] p.: ill.; 26×17 cm. Print run: 14,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003eIn publisher's illustrated cover (cover photograph by E. Ignatovich).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1930 issue of the trade union weekly \"Rabis\" features a cover photograph by Evgeny Ignatovich (1903–1983), a master of early Soviet photojournalism renowned for his dynamic reportage and portraits. As the primary periodical for the creative intelligentsia, the journal documented the professional, social, and ideological life of Soviet artists, actors, musicians, and filmmakers during the cultural upheaval of the First Five-Year Plan. Ignatovich's cover image exemplifies the shift towards a more documentary, yet still agitational, visual style in late 1920s – early 1930s Soviet graphics. The publication serves as a valuable primary source for studying the intersection of labor, art, and visual culture in the formative Stalinist era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962983350314,"sku":"EB-306693449613","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_5989f5fc-079e-43db-8c59-c65c07b279f7.jpg?v=1768159554"},{"product_id":"communism-is-soviet-power-plus-electrification-1934-стеклов-фрейдин-коммунизм","title":"Steklov, V., Freidin, I. Communism is Soviet Power plus Electrification (Kommunizm est sovetskaya vlast plyus elektrifikatsiya), 1934. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eВ. Стеклов, И. 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The edition was released during a period when the GOELRO plan had not only been fulfilled but exceeded, with the country's electricity generation by 1932 increasing nearly sevenfold compared to pre-revolutionary levels. The book served as a tool for ideological education, vividly demonstrating the successes of Soviet power in the technical modernization of the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963001307178,"sku":"EB-306285708486","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_78e08696-24a4-435c-9985-ab9c99760e70.jpg?v=1768159776"},{"product_id":"chuvash-language-comrade-stalin-сталин-йулташ-1936-беседа-тов-ща-сталина-rare","title":"Stalin, J. Conversation of Comrade Stalin with the Chairman of the American Newspaper Association \"SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPERS\" Mr. Roy Howard March 1, 1936. 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Rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Chuvash-language edition of the famous 1936 interview between Joseph Stalin and the American journalist Roy Howard, the chairman of the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain. Published in 1936 by the Chuvash State Publishing House (CHUVASHGIZ) in Cheboksary (Shupashkar), this booklet is a notable example of the dissemination of key political texts among the non-Russian peoples of the USSR during the 1930s. The interview itself was a significant geopolitical statement, where Stalin discussed the threat of war from Japan and Germany, denied the \"export of revolution,\" and articulated the Soviet concept of freedom. \u003cbr\u003eSurviving copies, especially in good condition, are considered bibliographically rare, representing a specific artifact of Soviet national and propaganda publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963001438250,"sku":"EB-306307917539","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_72363f6a-deaf-4546-a60c-8a26dcc315a7.jpg?v=1768159783"},{"product_id":"constitution-of-the-soviet-socialist-republic-of-georgia-1938-конституция-ссср","title":"Constitution of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia: Basic Law (1937) (Sakartvelos sabch'ota sotsialisturi respublikis konstitutsia: dziritadi kanoni), 1938. 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Published in Tbilisi by the Party Publishing House of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia, this document represents the \"Stalin Constitution\" at the republican level, mirroring the structure and ideology of the 1936 USSR Constitution. It formalized the political, economic, and social system of Soviet Georgia as an integral part of the USSR, defining the structure of state power, the rights and duties of citizens, and the administrative organization of the republic. As a primary source published in the Georgian language for internal use within the republic, this booklet is a significant historical artifact of Soviet legal and political history in the Caucasus region during the late 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963003863082,"sku":"EB-306331005659","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_974dba50-657d-4b9e-8562-d8b3a21072fe.jpg?v=1768159792"},{"product_id":"court-report-right-trotskyist-bloc-1938-право-троцкистский-блок-ссср-бухарин-суд","title":"Court Report on the Case of the Anti-Soviet \"Right-Trotskyist Bloc\", Considered by the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR on March 2–13, 1938 (Sudebnyy otchet po delu antisovetskogo \"pravo-trotskistskogo bloka\"), 1938. 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It was the largest and most significant of the Moscow show trials during the Great Terror. The published transcript includes the entire court proceedings: the indictment, the testimonies of all 21 defendants—including prominent Bolshevik leaders Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov, former NKVD chief Genrikh Yagoda, and others—the speeches of the prosecution led by State Prosecutor Andrey Vyshinsky, the final statements, and the verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe defendants were accused of forming a vast conspiracy to overthrow the Soviet state, commit espionage, sabotage, and terrorism, charges formulated under Articles 58¹а, 58², 58⁷, 58⁸, 58⁹, and 58¹¹ of the RSFSR Criminal Code. The trial was characterized by forced confessions and fantastical accusations, such as plotting to assassinate Lenin in 1918 and murdering the writer Maxim Gorky. Eighteen of the defendants were sentenced to death and executed on March 15, 1938; three received prison terms but were later shot in 1941. All defendants except Yagoda were posthumously rehabilitated between 1963 and 1988, underscoring the trial's status as a judicial fabrication. Published by the state's legal press immediately after the trial, this book is a primary source of immense historical significance, documenting a key event of Stalinist political repression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963010613290,"sku":"EB-306507057591","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_4a1c7473-ab8b-41c7-9699-248c249ff228.jpg?v=1768159866"},{"product_id":"electrification-zages-soviet-avant-garde-1934-электрификация-зсфср","title":"Leskovatsky, D. V., Pappe, G. A. Electrification of the ZSFSR (Elektrifikatsiya ZSFSR), 1934. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Грузинский авангард] Д. В. Лесковацкий, Г. А. Паппе. Электрификация ЗСФСР.\u003cbr\u003eЗакавказское районное управление Главэнерго. Художник обложки П. Блеткин.\u003cbr\u003eТифлис: Закгиз, 1934.\u003cbr\u003e40 с.: ил.; 23,2×17,2 см. 3000 экз. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e[Georgian Avant-garde] Leskovatsky, D. V., Pappe, G. A. Electrification of the ZSFSR (Elektrifikatsiya ZSFSR).\u003cbr\u003eTranscaucasian Regional Administration of Glavenergo. Cover artist P. Bletkin.\u003cbr\u003eTiflis: Zakgiz, 1934.\u003cbr\u003e40 p.: ill.; 23.2×17.2 cm. Edition of 3,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet from 1934 is a vivid example of the Georgian avant-garde applied to the propaganda of Soviet industrialization. It presents a report on the electrification of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (ZSFSR), prepared by engineers D. V. Leskovatsky and G. A. Pappe for the regional energy authority Glavenergo. Its main significance, however, lies in its visual presentation. The cover and graphic design were created by the prominent Soviet and Georgian painter and graphic artist Pyotr Mikhailovich Bletkin (1903–1988), a graduate of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, a set designer for the Tbilisi Opera, and later an Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1961). The design is a clear manifestation of constructivist aesthetics typical of the 1930s, using geometric forms, dynamic composition, and typography to visualize the theme of technological progress and state planning. Published in Tiflis by Zakgiz in a modest print run of 3,000 copies, this booklet is a valuable artifact, merging utilitarian technical reporting with high-quality avant-garde book art, making it a desirable collectible for enthusiasts of Soviet design and industrial history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963028078634,"sku":"EB-306273719562","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_14a2ca4e-e669-4c67-9a74-0478926cae8d.jpg?v=1768159977"},{"product_id":"great-commonwealth-of-lenin-stalin-soviet-1953-великое-содружество-ленин-сталин","title":"Baglikov, B. T. The Great Commonwealth of V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin (Velikoe sodruzhestvo V. I. Lenina i I. V. Stalina), 1953. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eБагликов Б. Т. Великое содружество В. И. Ленина И И. В. 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The booklet promotes the cult of Lenin and Stalin, emphasizing their supposed \"great commonwealth.\" Published in the year of Stalin's death, it represents one of the final propaganda pieces crafted within the framework of his unchallenged authority. As a period artifact, it is a valuable primary source for historians studying Soviet ideology, political culture, and the mechanisms of state propaganda during the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963034468394,"sku":"EB-306557537870","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_f8abc099-3d97-4d39-87eb-dbf2e76b6ee8.jpg?v=1768160264"},{"product_id":"gurev-copernican-heresy-atheism-philosophers-1933-гурев-коперниковская-ересь","title":"Gurev, G. A. Copernican Heresy in the Past and Present (Kopernikovskaya eres' v proshlom i nastoyashchem), 1933. 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Authored by the prominent Soviet specialist on the Middle East, Izrail Genin, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Kremlin's stance during the brief period when the USSR supported the partition of Palestine. Genin details the arrangement of geopolitical forces following the termination of the British Mandate, offering a sharp critique of British and American \"imperialist\" interests in the region while advocating for the self-determination of both Jewish and Arab populations. The lecture captures a unique, fleeting moment in history before the Soviet Union shifted toward a staunchly anti-Zionist position in the early 1950s.\u003cbr\u003eAs a published transcript of a public lecture delivered at the Central Lecture Hall in Moscow, the volume was produced by the Pravda publishing house for the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge. 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Condition: No. 7 has a missing fragment on p. 16; No. 8 lacks the back cover; No. 46 has a missing fragment on p. 21. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year 1948 in the pages of Ogonyok serves as a vivid panoramic chronicle of the late Stalinist era, reflecting the complex atmosphere of the post-war reconstruction and the gathering clouds of the Cold War. As the Soviet Union's premier illustrated weekly, Ogonyok functioned as a unique hybrid of cultural journal and political mouthpiece, blending the visual dynamism of Life with the journalistic reach of Time. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the \"Great Break\" in post-war society, including the arrangement of triumphant photo-reports from massive industrial construction sites, the celebration of collective farm achievements, and the sharp ideological critiques of Western influence during the \"Zhdanovshchina\" period. This collection captures the aesthetic of the \"Stalinist Empire\" style at its peak, visible in the grandiose architectural projects and the heroic portraiture of workers and cultural figures.\u003cbr\u003eThis set comprises 23 issues bound into two sturdy private composite volumes, preserving the authentic visual language of 1948 through high-quality photography and vibrant color inserts. The first volume contains a continuous run of the first twelve issues (Nos. 1–12), while the second volume gathers a selection of key issues from the remainder of the year (Nos. 14, 15, 17–19, 35, 44, 46, 49–51). While the collection shows signs of use typical for a working archive—including partial losses to pages in numbers 7 and 46, and a missing back cover for number 8—the integrity of the primary historical and visual content remains intact. For bibliophiles, historians of the USSR, and collectors of vintage periodicals, these 1948 Moscow imprints from the Pravda publishing house are a vital primary source, documenting the daily life, artistic aspirations, and political rhetoric of a nation forging its identity in the wake of victory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963113832490,"sku":"EB-306501896258","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_a7bdba55-1642-4a0a-ac0b-a47da3b6caf6.jpg?v=1768161360"},{"product_id":"polar-star-magazine-no-4-struve-1906-журнал-полярная-звезда-струве-4","title":"Struve, P. B. (Ed.) The Polar Star (Polyarnaya Zvezda), No. 4, January 5, 1906. Weekly Journal. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eПолярная Звезда : Еженедельный журнал. № 4, 5 января 1906 г. \/ Под редакцией Петра Струве.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург : Издание М. В. Пирожкова, 1906.\u003cbr\u003eс. 243–310 + [реклама] ; Обычный формат. Мягкая издательская обложка.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStruve, Pyotr (Ed.).\u003cbr\u003eThe Polar Star: A Weekly Journal. No. 4, January 5, 1906.\u003cbr\u003eSaint Petersburg : Published by M. V. Pirozhkov, 1906.\u003cbr\u003epp. 243–310 + [ads] ; Regular format. Original softcover. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare 1906 issue of The Polar Star is a quintessential artifact of the \"First Russian Revolution,\" documenting the brief but intense period of journalistic freedom following the Manifesto of October 17. Edited by the prominent philosopher and economist Pyotr Struve, the journal was a critical ideological platform for the burgeoning Constitutional Democratic (Kadets) movement and the \"Right-Wing\" of Russian liberalism. Published by the renowned M. V. Pirozhkov, the magazine survived for only 14 issues between December 1905 and March 1906 before being suppressed by the authorities. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Russian liberation movement, including the arrangement of articles advocating for \"spiritual identity\" alongside radical calls for political emancipation, equality, and social justice.\u003cbr\u003eIssue No. 4, dated January 5, 1906, captures the atmosphere of a nation in transition, balancing the high philosophical ideals of the intelligentsia with the practical necessities of establishing a constitutional order. Struve used the journal to articulate a vision where the political liberation of the motherland was inseparable from its spiritual renewal. Across its pages (numbered 243–310 in the continuous annual sequence), the journal features political commentary, cultural reviews, and characteristic advertisements of the Silver Age. For bibliophiles and historians of the 1905 Revolution, this publication is a significant primary source, representing a sophisticated attempt to anchor the Russian national identity in the principles of universal freedom and law. Its short lifespan and the prominence of its editor make any surviving copy a noteworthy rarity in the history of the pre-revolutionary press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963126120490,"sku":"EB-306373595601","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_50854e16-874f-4758-9a7a-670431c3dbee.jpg?v=1768161543"},{"product_id":"reactionary-ideology-of-right-wing-socialists-1951-цебенко-реакционная-идеология","title":"Tsebenko, M. D. The Reactionary Ideology of Right-Wing Socialists in the Service of American Imperialism (Reaktsionnaya ideologiya pravykh sotsialistov), 1951. 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The lectures emphasize the sharp ideological divide of the early 1950s, using the rigid terminology of the period to analyze the \"reactionary\" nature of contemporary European reformism. Published by the Higher Party School (VPSH) for internal educational use, this small-format softcover volume served as a primary source for regional party leaders to align their local agitation with the Kremlin’s global strategy. For historians of political science and collectors of Soviet ephemera, this 1951 edition is a significant artifact documenting the intellectual construction of the \"Iron Curtain\" and the aggressive rhetorical landscape of the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963126186026,"sku":"EB-306373622400","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_e77a8f02-2aa3-4881-9ecf-e7173d4d6c76.jpg?v=1768161546"},{"product_id":"pre-revolutionary-magazine-no-1-modern-world-1915-современный-мир-журнал-1","title":"Iordansky, N. (Ed.) The Modern World (Sovremennyy mir), No. 1, 1915. Literary, Scientific, and Political Journal. 25th Year of Publication. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eСовременный мир : Литературный, научный и политический журнал. № 1, январь 1915. \/ Редактор Н. Иорданский.\u003cbr\u003eПетроград : Издание К. Иорданской, 1915.\u003cbr\u003e152+220 с. ; Немного увеличенный формат. Мягкая издательская обложка. 25-й год издания.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eIordansky, Nikolay (Ed.).\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern World: Literary, Scientific, and Political Journal. No. 1, January 1915.\u003cbr\u003ePetrograd : Published by K. Iordanskaya, 1915.\u003cbr\u003e152+220 pp. ; Slightly enlarged format. Original softcover. 25th year of publication. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis January 1915 issue of The Modern World stands as a critical cultural artifact from the first year of the Great War, capturing the Petrograd intelligentsia’s transition from peace to a state of total mobilization. Edited by Nikolay Iordansky, the journal was a bastion of \"legal Marxism\" and moderate socialist thought, yet this specific volume is defined by the profound impact of World War I on Russian social and literary discourse. A highlight of the issue is the lead article \"On the War\" by Georgy Plekhanov, the \"father of Russian Marxism,\" who at this time took a controversial \"defensist\" stance, arguing for the necessity of a Russian victory over German imperialism. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of pre-revolutionary political shifts, including the arrangement of theoretical debates on patriotism, internationalism, and the socio-economic consequences of the global conflict.\u003cbr\u003eThe literary section of this volume is particularly noteworthy for featuring early prose by Alexander Grin, whose story \"The Adventurer\" (Iskatel priklyucheniy) showcases his signature romantic escapism even amidst a wartime climate. The issue also includes contributions from Olga Runova and Georgy Grebenshchikov, whose story \"Nastasya\" reflects the folkloric and Siberian themes that would later make him a significant figure in Russian émigré literature. With its dual pagination (152 pages for literature and 220 pages for scientific and political analysis), the journal reflects the encyclopedic ambitions of the 25th year of its publication. For bibliophiles and historians of the Silver Age, this 1915 Petrograd edition is a rare primary source, documenting a brief window when radical intellectual currents and high literature merged under the shadow of the vanishing Russian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963126349866,"sku":"EB-306376654207","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_168e0397-6e0a-4ccb-9fca-ba95a387a5d3.jpg?v=1768161552"},{"product_id":"stalin-speech-at-pre-election-meeting-february-9-1946-речь-сталина-выборы-rare","title":"Stalin, I. V. Speech at the Election Meeting of Voters of the Stalin Electoral District, Moscow. February 9, 1946. 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In this address, Stalin analyzes the causes and results of World War II, asserting that the conflict was an inevitable result of \"monopoly capitalism\" and triumphantly declaring the superiority of the Soviet social and state system over any other. The text provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the early Cold War transition, including the arrangement of the new economic priorities for the Fourth Five-Year Plan and the call for a massive increase in industrial and scientific output to ensure national security in the atomic age.\u003cbr\u003eThe speech is famously credited with signaling the end of the wartime \"Grand Alliance\" and the beginning of the ideological confrontation with the West. Stalin’s rhetoric here serves as the domestic blueprint for the reconstruction of the Soviet Union, focusing on the development of heavy industry and the strengthening of the Red Army. As a production of the Tbilisi-based \"Zarya Vostoka,\" this edition highlights the systematic dissemination of the leader's directives to his native Georgia, maintaining a high level of ideological uniformity across the republics. Despite the stated print run of 10,000, these thin, fragile brochures were intended for mass agitation and were rarely preserved, making copies in the original softcover particularly notable for collectors of Staliniana and researchers of 20th-century geopolitical history. This 22-page document remains a primary source for understanding the pivot from total war to the decades of global competition that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963141914666,"sku":"EB-306270467854","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_72362d2c-e9c7-409f-9b42-1186578cc485.jpg?v=1768161862"},{"product_id":"stalin-collected-works-vol-x-1937-сталин-собрание-сочинений-том-10-из-17","title":"Stalin, I. V. Collected Works. Vol. 10: Report to the 17th Party Congress on the Work of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b), 1937. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eСталин И. В. Собрание сочинений. Том 10. Отчетный доклад XVII съезду партии о работе ЦК ВКП(б) 26 января 1934 г.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Партиздат ЦК ВКП(б), 1937.\u003cbr\u003e232 с. ; 11,8×8,2 см. Твердый издательский переплет, уменьшенный (карманный) формат. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin, Joseph. Collected Works. Vol. 10: Report to the 17th Party Congress on the Work of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b), January 26, 1934.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : Partizdat of the CC of the CPSU(b), 1937.\u003cbr\u003e232 pp. ; 11.8x8.2 cm. Hardcover, miniature pocket format. Lifetime edition. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1937 pocket edition is a crucial historical artifact containing one of Joseph Stalin’s most famous and consequential speeches, delivered at the XVII Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), historically known as the \"Congress of Victors.\" Published by Partizdat during the peak of the Great Purge, this 10th volume of a special small-format collected works series captures the absolute consolidation of Stalinist power. The report summarizes the results of the First Five-Year Plan, the successes of collectivization, and the transition to the Second Five-Year Plan, while simultaneously signaling the onset of the internal party struggles that would lead to the execution of a majority of the congress delegates, earning it the tragic moniker \"The Congress of the Executed.\" The text provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the High Stalinist political narrative, including the arrangement of directives for the final liquidation of capitalist elements and the early ideological justifications for the upcoming mass repressions against the internal enemy. The physical presentation of the volume in a miniature 11.8x8.2 cm format was intended for the practical use of party cadres, allowing for the portable study of the leader's directives in any environment. Despite its small size, the book is produced with a durable hardcover and high-quality 1930s typography, emphasizing its status as a mandatory reference for every soldier of the party. Published in 1937, this specific imprint is a witness to the era when the political rhetoric of victory and industrial triumph masked the most violent period of Soviet domestic policy. For historians of Stalinism, researchers of political discourse, and collectors of rare ideological ephemera, this lifetime edition of the Report to the XVII Congress is an essential primary source that documents the formalization of the total autocratic state on the eve of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963143159850,"sku":"EB-306332175702","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_51a2a0f3-0919-42e5-885c-15a879ad1045.jpg?v=1768161900"},{"product_id":"stalin-three-speeches-ussr-soviet-1935-сталин-три-речи","title":"Stalin, I. V. Three Speeches (Tri rechi), 1935. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eСталин И. В. Три речи.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Партиздат ЦК ВКП(б), 1935.\u003cbr\u003e207 с. ; 12х8 см. Твердый издательский переплет, уменьшенный (карманный) формат. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin, Joseph. Three Speeches.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : Partizdat of the CC of the CPSU(b), 1935.\u003cbr\u003e207 pp. ; 12x8 cm. Hardcover, miniature (pocket) format. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1935 miniature edition is a significant lifetime publication of Joseph Stalin, issued by Partizdat during the mid-1930s as a portable ideological manual for Party cadres. The volume compiles three of Stalin's most consequential speeches from the early 1930s, documenting the radical socio-economic transformation of the Soviet Union during the First Five-Year Plan. The collection includes \"The Results of the First Five-Year Plan,\" \"On Work in the Countryside,\" and his famous \"Speech at the First All-Union Congress of Collective Farm Shock Workers.\" These texts collectively outline the official victory of the socialist offensive over \"capitalist elements,\" the completion of the foundational industrial base, and the forced transition to collective farming. In this study, the text provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of the High Stalinist political discourse, including the arrangement of directives for rural reorganization and the mobilization of the \"shock worker\" (udarnik) labor movement.\u003cbr\u003eThe physical presentation of the book is notable for its miniature format (12x8 cm), designed specifically for the pockets of revolutionary activists and military officers to ensure constant access to the leader's words. The cover was designed by the prominent graphic artist Nikolai Sedelnikov, a master of Soviet book design who often blended constructivist principles with the emerging aesthetics of Socialist Realism. His layout for this volume reflects the austere, disciplined visual language of the Party's central publishing house. As a 1935 imprint, this edition captures the era's transition toward the total centralization of authority and the formalization of the Stalinist cult of personality. To ensure its status as a definitive ideological reference, the book was produced with a durable hardcover, allowing it to withstand the rigors of field use in the \"socialist construction\" sites across the USSR.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of the Soviet Union, collectors of Staliniana, and bibliophiles interested in constructivist book design, this pocket edition is an essential primary source. It serves as a portable witness to the political rhetoric used to justify the Great Break and the massive upheaval of the Soviet peasantry, representing a peak period of Stalin’s legislative and oratorical influence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963146240042,"sku":"EB-306347415931","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_a838c0eb-c3e5-4b95-881d-5072adec6bed.jpg?v=1768161912"},{"product_id":"soviet-magazine-bolshevik-no-8-stalin-1932-журнал-большевик-8-сталин-бауман","title":"Bolshevik No. 8, April 30, 1932. Theoretical and Political Journal of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eБольшевик. №8, 30 апреля 1932 г. \/ Редколлегия: Бауман К., Бухарин Н. и др.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Издательство «Правда», 1932.\u003cbr\u003e98 с. 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By this time, Bukharin—once the Party’s chief theorist—had been politically sidelined after his \"Right Opposition\" was defeated by Stalin. His presence on the masthead alongside Karl Bauman represents the final period before his total exclusion and the subsequent \"Great Purge,\" making this issue a witness to the shifting power dynamics within the Soviet elite.\u003cbr\u003eThe April 30th date coincides with the eve of May Day, and the contents of No. 8 typically focused on the international labor movement and the successes of the \"Socialist Offensive.\" The journal provided deep ideological analysis of the international communist movement, including the arrangement of class struggle tactics in Western Europe and the systemic progress of industrialization in the USSR. 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With the rise of Nazi Germany and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Litvinov used this platform to articulate the USSR's stance against fascist aggression. Together with his colleagues, such as French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou and Czechoslovakian leader Edvard Beneš, Litvinov was the primary architect of a proposed alliance between the USSR and Western democracies. In this speech, he frames the Soviet Union not merely as a socialist state, but as the \"mighty bulwark\" essential to preventing a second global conflict.\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Significance: This publication reflects the peak of the \"Litvinov Line\" before the eventual failure of collective security led to his dismissal in 1939 and the subsequent Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. 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On Youth (Akhalgazrdobis shesakheb), 1940. In Georgian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eსტალინი, ი. ბ. ახალგაზრდობის შესახებ : კრებული. \/ წინასიტყვ. ემ. იაროსლავსკი.\u003cbr\u003eთბილისი : საბჭოთა მწერლის გამომცემლობა (საბლიტგამი), 1940.\u003cbr\u003e180 გვ. ; 17 სმ. ტირაჟი 5000 ც.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin, I. V. On Youth: A Collection. \/ Preface by Em. Yaroslavsky.\u003cbr\u003eTbilisi : Sablitgam (Soviet Writer Publishing House), 1940.\u003cbr\u003e180 pp. ; 17 cm. Print run: 5,000 copies. In Georgian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1940 Georgian-language edition is a specialized ideological collection aimed at the mobilization and upbringing of the younger generation in the Georgian SSR during the late Stalinist period. Published by Sablitgam in Tbilisi, the book brings together Joseph Stalin's key speeches, letters, and articles addressed specifically to the Komsomol (Young Communist League) and Soviet students. The volume is introduced with a preface by Emelyan Yaroslavsky, a prominent Bolshevik leader and the head of the League of Militant Atheists, who was a key figure in shaping the historical narrative of the Party.\u003cbr\u003eThe collection emphasizes the \"Stalinist\" virtues of discipline, loyalty to the motherland, and the mastery of science and technology as the primary duties of the youth in the construction of a socialist society. Published just a year before the Soviet Union entered World War II, the book reflects the intense militarization and ideological consolidation of the era. The Georgian translation provided a way for the local youth and party cadres in Stalin’s homeland to engage with his \"canonical\" directives in their native tongue.\u003cbr\u003eWith a relatively modest print run of 5,000 copies, this small-format (pocket) edition was intended for mass circulation within schools, youth organizations, and regional party offices. For historians of the Georgian SSR, researchers of Soviet youth policy, and collectors of Staliniana, this 1940 Tbilisi publication is a significant artifact of pre-war propaganda and the local implementation of the cult of personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963148763178,"sku":"EB-306510060173","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_622292b0-2382-4f4c-b0ef-608a2e5805b5.jpg?v=1768161968"},{"product_id":"stalin-on-the-sixtieth-anniversary-ussr-1940-сталин-к-шестидесятилетию-правда","title":"Stalin: On the Sixtieth Anniversary of His Birth (Stalin: K shestidesyatiletiyu so dnya rozhdeniya), 1940. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eСталин. К шестидесятилетию со дня рождения.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Издательство «Правда», 1940.\u003cbr\u003e387 с. : ил. Издательский ледериновый переплет, формат 23,2×15 см. Состояние: утрата портрета И. В. Сталина перед титульным листом и одной иллюстрации между стр. 256–257.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin. On the Sixtieth Anniversary of His Birth.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Pravda Publishing House, 1940.\u003cbr\u003e387 pp.: ill. Publisher's leatherette (lederin) binding, 23.2 x 15 cm. Condition: lacking the frontispiece portrait of Stalin following the title page and one additional illustration between pages 256 and 257. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1940 volume is a quintessential monument to the Soviet cult of personality, published to commemorate Joseph Stalin's 60th birthday (officially celebrated in December 1939). Released by Pravda, the central organ of the Communist Party, the book is a luxurious celebratory compendium designed to demonstrate the absolute consolidation of Stalin's power following the turbulent 1930s. It features a collection of panegyric articles, speeches, and biographical essays from high-ranking party officials and cultural figures, all praising Stalin as the \"Great Architect of Communism\" and the direct successor to Lenin's legacy.\u003cbr\u003eThe book was originally produced with high aesthetic standards, intended as a prestige gift for party members and state institutions. It was richly illustrated with high-quality plates documenting Stalin’s life, his role in the Revolution, and his leadership during the first Five-Year Plans. This specific copy is noted for the loss of the frontispiece portrait of Stalin and one interior illustration between pages 256 and 257. In the context of Soviet history, such \"losses\" or excisions were common during subsequent political shifts—particularly during the de-Stalinization era starting in 1956—when owners often removed images of the former leader to avoid political scrutiny or out of ideological protest.\u003cbr\u003eDespite the missing plates, the text remains a vital primary source for historians. It captures the specialized linguistic style and ideological atmosphere of the \"High Stalinist\" period, just a year before the Soviet Union’s entry into World War II. For collectors of Soviet political artifacts, historians of propaganda, and bibliophiles interested in the cult of personality, this 1940 Pravda edition represents the pinnacle of pre-war hagiography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963148861482,"sku":"EB-306542560534","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_bc9d20d9-01ae-4458-837a-53eb7690219b.jpg?v=1768161971"},{"product_id":"stalin-questions-of-leninism-soviet-1953-сталин-вопросы-ленинизма-ссср","title":"Stalin, I. V. Problems of Leninism (Voprosy leninizma), 1953. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eСталин И. В. Вопросы ленинизма. \/ Издание одиннадцатое.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Государственное издательство политической литературы (Госполитиздат), 1953.\u003cbr\u003e652 с. Издательский коленкоровый переплет, увеличенный формат.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin, Joseph Vissarionovich. Problems of Leninism. \/ Eleventh edition.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow : State Publishing House of Political Literature, 1953.\u003cbr\u003e652 pp. Publisher's calico binding, large format. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1953 volume is the final, definitive edition of Joseph Stalin’s primary theoretical work released during the year of his death. \"Problems of Leninism\" served as the ideological foundation of the Soviet state, codifying the transition from revolutionary theory to the rigid structure of \"Stalinism\" as the only orthodox interpretation of Marxist-Leninist thought. The eleventh edition is particularly significant as it represents the peak of the cult of personality in print, meticulously edited to reflect the official party line at the very close of the Stalin era. The book is a massive collection of reports, speeches, and articles, including the foundational \"Foundations of Leninism\" and \"Concerning Questions of Leninism,\" which redefined the roles of the party, the peasantry, and the state in the construction of socialism. This edition is characterized by its high production quality, featuring a durable calico (buckram) binding and a large format, intended for use by party cadres, educators, and in state libraries across the USSR. As a 1953 imprint, it stands at a historic crossroads: it is a document of the absolute height of Stalin's authority, published just before the \"Thaw\" and the 1956 de-Stalinization campaign would lead to the systematic removal and destruction of such volumes from Soviet public life. 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Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат (23 см).\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eStalin, Joseph Vissarionovich. Marxism and the National-Colonial Question: Collection of Selected Articles and Speeches. \/ Institute of Marx — Engels — Lenin under the Central Committee of the CPSU(b).\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e[Moscow]: Partizdat, 1937.\u003cbr\u003e4, 232 pp. Hardcover, ordinary format (23 cm). In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1937 edition is a seminal ideological document of the high Stalinist era, representing the canonical Soviet doctrine on the multi-ethnic structure of the USSR. Published by Partizdat and prepared by the Marx-Engels-Lenin Institute, the volume codifies the theoretical framework that governed the Soviet Union's nationality policy. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (1879–1953) was a Soviet state and political figure, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (from 1922), one of the principal theorists and practitioners of Soviet Marxism-Leninism, whose works had a defining influence on the ideology and policies of the USSR in the 1920s–1950s.\u003cbr\u003eAn official publication of a collection of I.V. Stalin's key works on the national and colonial question, prepared and published by the Institute of Marx-Engels-Lenin under the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1937. The book includes major articles and speeches outlining and justifying the official Soviet policy on nationalities, principles of autonomy and federation, as well as criticism of \"great-power chauvinism\" and \"local nationalism.\" The edition served as an important ideological and educational manual for party cadres and was the canonical expression of Stalin's interpretation of Marxism in this field.\u003cbr\u003eThe core of the collection includes the foundational 1913 essay \"Marxism and the National Question,\" which famously defined a nation as a \"historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.\" By 1937, during the peak of the Great Purge, the republication of these texts served to reinforce the centralized authority of Moscow over the various Soviet republics and to provide a \"scientific\" justification for the suppression of any perceived separatist movements.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of the Soviet Union, political scientists, and collectors of Marxist-Leninist literature, this 1937 edition is a vital primary source. It captures the language of Soviet power at a pivotal moment in history, reflecting the transition from revolutionary idealism to the rigid ideological structures of the late 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963161116714,"sku":"EB-306663051474","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_c4cbcc8c-3701-4365-9bac-d83f61513e8e.jpg?v=1768162010"},{"product_id":"to-the-great-stalin-poems-anniversary-ed-1949-великому-сталину-стихи-и-поэмы","title":"To the Great Stalin: Verses and Poems (Velikomu Stalinu: Stikhi i poemy), 1949. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eВеликому Сталину. Стихи и поэмы. \/ Перевод с грузинского языка. Художник Д. Кутателадзе.\u003cbr\u003eТбилиси : Заря Востока, 1949.\u003cbr\u003e256 с. : ил. Твердый издательский переплет, энциклопедический формат. Тираж 10 000 экз.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eTo the Great Stalin. Verses and Poems (Velikomu Stalinu: Stikhi i poemy). \/ Translated from the Georgian language. Illustrator: D. Kutateladze.\u003cbr\u003eTbilisi: Zarya Vostoka, 1949.\u003cbr\u003e256 pp.: ill. Hardcover, encyclopedic format. Print run: 10,000 copies. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1949 luxury edition is a quintessential artifact of the \"Stalinist Empire\" style and the height of the leader's personality cult. Published by the Tbilisi-based house Zarya Vostoka to commemorate the 70th birthday of Joseph Stalin, the volume is a grandiose anthology of Georgian poetry translated into Russian. It represents the ultimate tribute from Stalin's homeland, curated to showcase the ideological and emotional bond between the \"Great Leader\" and the Georgian Soviet Republic.\u003cbr\u003eThe collection features works by the most prominent Georgian poets of the era, including Galaktion Tabidze, Giorgi Leonidze, Simon Chikovani, and Ioseb Grishashvili. The verses navigate themes of revolutionary struggle, the \"happy life\" under socialism, and idealized depictions of the leader’s childhood in Gori and early revolutionary activities in Transcaucasia.\u003cbr\u003eThe artistic design of the book is led by D. Kutateladze, whose illustrations and ornamental motifs are deeply rooted in the Socialist Realist tradition, blended with national Georgian decorative elements. As an encyclopedic format edition, it was intended to serve as a ceremonial object, often presented as a gift to high-ranking officials or prominent Stakhanovite workers.\u003cbr\u003eWith a print run of 10,000 copies, which was relatively modest for such a high-profile commemorative publication, this book is now a highly sought-after item for collectors of Sovietica, historians of the personality cult, and bibliophiles interested in the art of the Stalin-era book. It stands as a dramatic testament to the monumentalism and aesthetic rigor of post-war Soviet propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963163803690,"sku":"EB-306512987523","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_ce4ebcf0-346e-4e87-9bf5-15a5b13a37d5.jpg?v=1768162168"},{"product_id":"the-socialist-reference-book-1906-гуго-и-штегман-справочная-книга-социалиста","title":"Hugo, C., Stegmann, C. The Socialist Reference Book (Spravochnaya kniga sotsialista), 1906. Complete set in 3 volumes. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eГуго К., Штегман К. Справочная книга социалиста Гуго и Штегмана. В 2-х томах, с приложением альбома. (Комплект). Перевод с немецкого под редакцией В. Я. Богучарского и Л. З. Марковича.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург : Книгоиздательство «Голос» (Типография Т-ва «Общественная Польза»), 1906.\u003cbr\u003eТ. 1, вып. 1–3: VIII, 462 с. Т. 2, вып. 4–6: 463–971, [1], III с. Т. 4: Альбом деятелей социализма: III, 116 л. портр.\u003cbr\u003eТвердый переплет, увеличенный формат. Состояние: утрата страниц 559–560. В остальном сохранность хорошая. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eHugo, C.; Stegmann, C. The Socialist Reference Book (Spravochnaya kniga sotsialista). In 2 volumes, with an appendix album. (Complete set). Translated from German, edited by V. Ya. Bogucharsky and L. Z. Markovich.\u003cbr\u003eSt. Petersburg : Golos Publishing House (Printing House of the \"Obshchestvennaya Polza\" Society), 1906.\u003cbr\u003eVol. 1, issues 1–3: VIII, 462 pp. Vol. 2, issues 4–6: 463–971, [1], III pp. Vol. 4: Album of Socialist Figures: III, 116 leaves of portraits.\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, enlarged format. Condition: loss of pages 559–560. Otherwise in good condition. \u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003ePublished during the height of the First Russian Revolution (1905–1907), this monumental work is a translation of the comprehensive German encyclopedic dictionary Handbuch des Socialismus. At a time when socialist ideas were rapidly radicalizing the Russian Empire, this reference book served as the primary scholarly source for systematizing the history, theory, and biographies of the global socialist movement.\u003cbr\u003eThe Russian edition was oversaw by notable figures: V. Ya. Bogucharsky, a prominent historian of the revolutionary movement, and L. Z. Markovich. The text provides an exhaustive analysis of socialist theories—from utopian socialism to Marxism—categorizing them by their shared demand for a fundamental restructuring of the social system in favor of the masses.\u003cbr\u003eFinding all three published volumes together—especially the Portrait Album—is an exceptional rarity for bibliophiles and historians. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963164229674,"sku":"EB-306575626441","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_b304c875-4313-480f-9b07-bf4830f9ca35.jpg?v=1768162187"},{"product_id":"vperyod-and-proletariy-bolshevik-newspapers-1905-вперед-и-пролетарий-газета-ссср","title":"Vperyod and Proletary: The First Bolshevik Newspapers of 1905 (Vperyod i Proletariy: Pervye bol'shevistskie gazety 1905 goda). Issues 1–2, 1924. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eВперед и Пролетарий. Первые большевистские газеты 1905 года. Вып. 1–2. \/ Редактор М. Ольминский.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Красная новь, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e143 + 191 с. : ил., портр. Мягкие издательские обложки, энциклопедический формат (31 × 23 см). Состояние: небольшие надрывы по корешкам и краям обложек; блоки чистые, в хорошем состоянии.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eVperyod and Proletary: The First Bolshevik Newspapers of 1905. Issues 1–2. \/ Edited by M. Olminsky.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Krasnaya Nov, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e143 + 191 pp.: ill., ports. Publisher's softcovers, enlarged format (31 × 23 cm). Condition: minor tears on the spines and edges of the covers; blocks are clean and in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis substantial two-volume set, published in 1924 by Krasnaya Nov, serves as a foundational historical record of the Bolshevik press during the First Russian Revolution. Edited by the veteran revolutionary and historian of the party Mikhail Olminsky, these volumes compile and analyze the seminal output of the illegal newspapers Vperyod (Forward) and Proletariy (The Proletarian).\u003cbr\u003eVperyod was established by V. I. Lenin in Geneva in early 1905 following the split with the Menshevik-controlled Iskra. Lenin viewed it as the \"true\" successor to the original revolutionary spirit. Though it survived for only 18 issues, it played a decisive role in consolidating Bolshevik committees and paving the way for the Third Congress of the RSDLP. Following the congress, Proletariy succeeded it as the central organ of the party, continuing the ideological struggle from Vyborg, Geneva, and Paris.\u003cbr\u003eThe 1924 edition is rich with primary source materials, including party resolutions, tactical statements, and seminal articles written by the leadership while in exile. Crucially, the volumes are illustrated with portraits of the key figures who shaped the Bolshevik underground, including Lenin, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of the Russian Revolution, researchers of clandestine printing, and collectors of early Soviet academic imprints, this set is a vital resource. 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Мягкая издательская иллюстрированная обложка, формат 25 × 16,5 см.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eVozhaty: A Guidebook for Leaders of Young Pioneer Squads. No. 1, January 1938. \/ Editor-in-Chief: E. Volkov.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Molodaya Gvardiya, 1938.\u003cbr\u003e64 pp. : ill. Softcover, illustrated publisher's wrap, 25 × 16.5 cm. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis January 1938 issue of \"Vozhaty\" (The Leader) is a significant historical document from the height of the pre-war Soviet era. As the official methodological journal for the leaders of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization, it served as the primary ideological and pedagogical compass for those tasked with raising the \"new Soviet person.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe issue is specifically themed around the anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s death (January 21, 1924). In the context of 1938, this commemoration served a dual purpose: reinforcing the foundational \"Leninist\" principles of the Pioneer movement while aligning with the intense political atmosphere of the late 1930s. The journal contains directives on how to conduct \"Lenin Corners,\" organize commemorative assemblies, and integrate the biography of the deceased leader into the daily activities of Soviet children.\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the ideological content, the magazine provides a fascinating look at the pedagogical methods of the time. It includes practical advice on camp craft, sports, military-patriotic games, and the \"Timurite\" spirit of community service. The illustrations and photographs offer a candid visual record of the Pioneer uniform, insignia, and the rigorous discipline expected of the Vozhaty—the young adults leading the squads.\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Molodaya Gvardiya, the leading publisher for Soviet youth, this 1938 edition is a rare survivor of a period when the pedagogical landscape was undergoing rapid transformation. 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Тираж 3000 экз.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eWendel, Hermann. August Bebel (Avgust Bebel). \/ Translation from the 3rd German edition by V. N. Rozanov.\u003cbr\u003ePetrograd : Tova-vo \"Kniga,\" 1924.\u003cbr\u003e96 pp. Softcover, standard format. Print run: 3,000 copies. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1924 biography, published in Petrograd shortly after the end of the Russian Civil War, is a concise and authoritative account of the life of August Bebel (1840–1913). Written by the prominent German social-democratic historian Hermann Wendel, this edition was translated by V. N. Rozanov to serve as an educational resource for the burgeoning Soviet proletariat.\u003cbr\u003eAugust Bebel was a titan of the international labor movement and a co-founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). A former turner who rose to become a long-standing member of the Reichstag, Bebel was often referred to as the \"Counter-Emperor\" (Gegenkaiser) for his immense influence and moral authority over the German working class. Wendel’s biography traces Bebel’s journey from his early organizational work in Saxony to his leadership in the fight against Bismarck’s Anti-Socialist Laws.\u003cbr\u003eA significant portion of the work touches upon Bebel’s legacy as a pioneering theorist of feminism. His seminal work, \"Woman and Socialism,\" became a global sensation, arguing that the social emancipation of women was inextricably linked to the abolition of private property. This 1924 Petrograd edition reflects the early Soviet state's deep respect for Bebel as a precursor to the 1917 Revolution and a key figure in the history of Marxist social democracy.\u003cbr\u003eThe booklet was issued by the \"Kniga\" Partnership in a limited run of 3,000 copies. Its modest softcover production is characteristic of the early NEP (New Economic Policy) period, where accessibility and ideological education were prioritized over luxury.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of the socialist movement, collectors of early Soviet political literature, and those interested in the history of feminism, this century-old biography remains a poignant testament to the international solidarity of the labor movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963175141418,"sku":"EB-306373690710","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_bdc27882-7f87-4ac2-b82b-1309fdd7ec2d.jpg?v=1768162307"},{"product_id":"бурелом-журнал-1-1905-burelom-the-windfall-satirical-journal-russian-revolution","title":"Burelom (The Windfall): Weekly Literary-Satirical Journal, 1905. No. 1. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eБурелом. Еженедельный литературно-сатирический журнал. № 1. Воскресенье, 27 ноября.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург, 1905.\u003cbr\u003e8 с. : ил. Издательская иллюстрированная обложка, формат 27,5 × 33,5 см. Редактор-издатель и художник Г. П. Эрастов.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eBurelom (The Windfall). Weekly Literary-Satirical Journal. No. 1. Sunday, 27 November.\u003cbr\u003eSaint Petersburg, 1905.\u003cbr\u003e8 pp. : ill. Original publisher’s illustrated cover, 27.5 × 33.5 cm. Editor-publisher and artist: G. P. Erastov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inaugural issue of \"Burelom\" (The Windfall), dated November 27, 1905, is a quintessential artifact of the \"Satirical Spring\" that briefly bloomed in the Russian Empire. Published in the wake of the October Manifesto, it represents the work of Georgy Erastov (Heinrich Edelman), one of the most defiant editors of the era. Erastov did not just manage the publication; he was its artistic heartbeat, often contributing the very caricatures that led to the journal's eventual suppression.\u003cbr\u003eThe title \"Burelom\" refers to trees uprooted by a storm—a transparent metaphor for the revolutionary upheaval intended to topple the \"old growth\" of the Tsarist autocracy. This first issue features a potent mix of literary satire and biting graphics from a collective of radical writers including V. Mazurkevich and R. Antropov. The journal was famous for its aggressive stance against the government’s attempts to regain control through \"reactionary\" policies, using humor as a weapon of mass mobilization.\u003cbr\u003eThe publication’s history is a testament to the cat-and-mouse game between editors and the Imperial police. After only five issues, \"Burelom\" was forcibly shuttered and its stock confiscated. Undeterred, Erastov immediately launched \"Burya\" (The Storm) as a direct successor. This first issue is particularly rare due to these frequent police raids and the fragile nature of the newsprint used during the revolutionary chaos.\u003cbr\u003eFor bibliophiles and historians, \"Burelom\" No. 1 is more than a magazine; it is a primary document of the birth of Russian political art. It captures the raw, unfiltered voice of the St. Petersburg intelligentsia at a moment when they believed the absolute power of the Romanovs was finally being uprooted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963229896746,"sku":"EB-306649774031","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_5a539af9-d38a-4c4e-b212-08eefef99b25.jpg?v=1768162811"},{"product_id":"газета-газет-3-карикатурный-листок-1-1905-gazeta-gazet-caricature-leaflet-rare","title":"Gazeta gazet (The Newspaper of Newspapers) No. 3 and its Supplement \"Karikaturny listok\" No. 1, 1905. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eГазета газет. № 3 за 1905 год. [Санкт-Петербург], 1905. — 16 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, формат 25 × 32 см. Редактор-издатель Г. П. Нарусбек.\u003cbr\u003eКарикатурный листок «Газеты газет». 1905. № 1. Санкт-Петербург : Типография АО «Слово», 1905. — 4 с. : ил. Издательская иллюстрированная обложка, формат 34 × 25 см. Приложение к «Газете газет».\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eGazeta gazet (The Newspaper of Newspapers). No. 3 for 1905. [Saint Petersburg], 1905. — 16 pp. Original publisher’s softcover, 25 × 32 cm. Editor-publisher: G. P. Narusbek.\u003cbr\u003eKarikaturny listok \"Gazety gazet\" (The Caricature Leaflet). 1905. No. 1. Saint Petersburg: \"Slovo\" Typography, 1905. — 4 pp. : ill. Original publisher’s illustrated cover, 34 × 25 cm. Supplement to the \"Gazeta gazet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare pair of publications represents one of the most short-lived and radical satirical projects born from the Russian Revolution of 1905. Edited and published by Gavriil Narusbek, a relentless figure in the St. Petersburg underground press, \"Gazeta gazet\" was designed to be a meta-commentary on the Russian media landscape, while its supplement, the \"Karikaturny listok\" (Caricature Leaflet), provided the visual muscle for its political attacks.\u003cbr\u003eThe year 1905 saw a brief \"springtime\" of press freedom following the October Manifesto, which Narusbek exploited to the fullest. The main newspaper provided biting textual satire, while the \"Karikaturny listok\" utilized bold, often grotesque imagery to lampoon the Tsarist bureaucracy, the police, and the hesitant liberal intelligentsia. These illustrations are classic examples of early 20th-century revolutionary graphics, characterized by high-contrast line work and a fearless approach to forbidden topics.\u003cbr\u003eThe volatility of the era is evident in the project's lifespan: only five issues of the main newspaper and three issues of the leaflet ever reached the public before the entire operation was suppressed by the censors and banned. Consequently, finding the two publications together—especially the delicate \"Karikaturny listok\"—is an event of significant bibliographical importance.\u003cbr\u003eFor collectors of the 1905 revolution, these issues are vital artifacts. They capture the raw, unpolished energy of a press that believed, if only for a few months, that it could topple a centuries-old autocracy through the power of the word and the caricature. Despite minor soiling and age-related wear, they remain potent witnesses to a turning point in Russian social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963229962282,"sku":"EB-306649818610","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_4d053437-c813-418a-8bbf-8e8d23354a67.jpg?v=1768162814"},{"product_id":"вампир-художественно-сатирический-журнал-1906-2-vampir-the-vampire-journal-rare","title":"Vampir (The Vampire): Weekly Artistic-Satirical Journal, 1906. No. 2. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eВампир. Еженедельный художественно-сатирический журнал. № 2.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург : Типография М. Михайловой, 1906.\u003cbr\u003e8 с. : ил. Мягкая издательская обложка, большой формат 34,5 × 25 см. Редактор Б. А. Катловкер. Издатели М. Гидалевич и М. Городецкий.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eVampir (The Vampire). Weekly Artistic-Satirical Journal. No. 2.\u003cbr\u003eSaint Petersburg: M. Mikhaylova Typography, 1906.\u003cbr\u003e8 pp.: ill. Original publisher’s softcover, large format 34.5 × 25 cm. Editor: B. A. Katlovker. Publishers: M. Gidalevich and M. Gorodetsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1906 issue of \"Vampir\" (The Vampire) is a striking artifact of the \"satirical explosion\" that followed the Russian Revolution of 1905. Despite its short-lived existence—only eight issues were ever produced—it remains a legendary title in the history of the Russian underground press, known for its aggressive visual metaphors and high artistic caliber.\u003cbr\u003eThe journal’s name itself was a provocative allusion to the \"blood-sucking\" nature of the Tsarist bureaucracy and the police state. Published during the grim period of governmental reaction, \"Vampir\" used allegory and sharp caricature to bypass the tightening grip of the censors. This second issue is particularly notable for the participation of the renowned artist Boris Kustodiev (1878–1927). Kustodiev, best known for his vibrant depictions of Russian merchant life, contributed biting political graphics to the satirical magazines of this era, transforming the struggle for civil liberties into powerful visual statements.\u003cbr\u003eThe oversized format allowed for full-page illustrations that combined Art Nouveau aesthetics with radical political critique. The journal targeted the hypocrisy of the newly formed Duma, the violence of the punitive expeditions, and the failure of the government to honor the promises of the October Manifesto. Like many of its contemporaries, \"Vampir\" faced constant harassment from the authorities, leading to its eventual suppression.\u003cbr\u003eFor collectors of Rossica, the Russian avant-garde, and political ephemera, this second issue is a bibliographical rarity. It captures the unique moment when the highest level of Russian fine art met the raw energy of revolutionary dissent, creating a visual language that would later influence the Soviet agitprop tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963230060586,"sku":"EB-306650157687","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_190d2c37-0ecf-4a3f-b917-c36d331e23ce.jpg?v=1768162817"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/collections\/Politics_Collection_1.png?v=1771324739","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/collections\/politics.oembed?page=3","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}