Marshall, F. J.; Macbeth, J. C. H. Chess Step by Step (Shakhmaty shag za shagom), 1928. In Russian

Маршалль, Ф.; Мэкбет, Г. Шахматы шаг за шагом: Руководство для начинающих / Пер. с англ. Ф. И. Маня; под ред. Е. Д. Боголюбова и Н. И. Грекова. Обложка А. М.
Ленинград: Издательство ВСФК «Шахматный листок», 1928.
145, [2] с., ил. Мягкая издательская иллюстрированная обложка, увеличенный формат (220×150 мм). Состояние: Хорошее. 2-е издание, стереотипное.
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Marshall, F. J.; Macbeth, J. C. H. Chess Step by Step: A Beginner’s Guide (Shakhmaty shag za shagom). / Trans. by F. I. Manya; ed. by E. D. Bogoljubow and N. I. Grekov. Cover by A. M.
Leningrad: VSFK «Shakhmatny Listok» Publishing, 1928.
145, [2] pp., illustrated. Publisher’s illustrated softcover, enlarged format (220×150 mm). Condition: Good. 2nd stereotype edition.

This 1928 handbook is a remarkable artifact from the "Chess Fever" that swept the Soviet Union in the 1920s. Written by the legendary American champion Frank Marshall—famed for his daring attacking style—and J.C.H. Macbeth, the book was chosen by Soviet authorities to serve as a foundational text for the country's burgeoning chess movement.
The Russian edition carries significant historical weight due to its editors: Efim Bogoljubow, the two-time world championship challenger, and Nikolai Grekov, a pillar of Soviet chess journalism. Their involvement ensured that Marshall's tactical wisdom was supplemented with the rigorous analytical standards of the nascent Soviet school. The book takes the reader from basic piece movements to complex strategic concepts, illustrated throughout with clear diagrams. Published by "Shakhmatny Listok" in Leningrad, the volume features a striking constructivist-era cover design. It remains a prized item for collectors, representing the international exchange of chess theory during a decade when the USSR was transforming the game into a national passion.