Literary Supplements to the Magazine “Niva” (Literaturnye prilozheniia k zhurnalu «Niva»), May–August 1895. In Russian

Литературные приложения к журналу «Нива» за 1895 год (май, июнь, июль, август).
Санкт-Петербург: Типография А. Ф. Маркса, 1895.
768 стб. [с.]. Твёрдый владельческий полукожаный переплёт эпохи с тиснением на корешке. Обычный формат. Состояние: Хорошее (незначительные потертости переплёта).
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Literary Supplements to the Magazine “Niva” for 1895 (May, June, July, August).
Saint Petersburg: A. F. Marks Typography, 1895.
768 pp. Owner’s hard half-leather binding of the era. Standard format. Condition: Good (minor wear to the binding).

This thick volume comprises four months of literary supplements to "Niva," the most popular illustrated weekly magazine in late 19th-century Imperial Russia. Published by the legendary Adolf Marks, these supplements were designed to bring high-quality literature and intellectual entertainment to the growing Russian middle class.
The content is a vibrant cross-section of the Silver Age's dawn. It includes works by prominent Russian authors and translations of European literature that were often seeing their first Russian publication. Beyond prose and poetry, these supplements are famous for their "Miscellaneous" sections—a treasure trove for cultural historians. Within these pages, one finds complex chess problems (a staple of the magazine), intricate parlor games, charades, and scientific curiosities of the 1890s.