{"product_id":"гоголь-ревизор-кардовский-1934-gogol-revizor-the-government-inspector-kardovsky","title":"Gogol, N. V. The Government Inspector (Revizor), 1934. In Russian","description":"\u003cp\u003eГоголь Н. В. Ревизор. \/ Иллюстрации Д. Н. Кардовского; оформление книги худ. Н. В. Ильина.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Государственное издательство художественной литературы (ГИХЛ), 1934.\u003cbr\u003e194, [4] с., 1 л. фронт., [26] л. ил. Издательский коленкоровый переплёт. Обычный формат (23,2 × 15,2 см).\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eGogol, N. V. The Government Inspector (Revizor). \/ Illustrations by D. N. Kardovsky; book design by N. V. Ilyin.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: State Publishing House of Fiction (GIKhL), 1934.\u003cbr\u003e194, [4] pp., 1 frontispiece, [26] leaves of illustrations. Publisher’s cloth binding. Standard format (23.2 × 15.2 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1934 edition of Nikolai Gogol’s (1809–1852) immortal comedy The Government Inspector is a masterpiece of early Soviet book design. It represents a harmonious collaboration between two giants of the graphic arts: Dmitry Kardovsky, who provided the extensive suite of illustrations, and Nikolai Ilyin, who was responsible for the structural design and typography. Published by GIKhL, this volume was intended to be a definitive artistic interpretation of Gogol's biting satire on corruption and human folly.\u003cbr\u003eThe 26 full-page illustrations by Dmitry Kardovsky (1866–1943) are considered some of the most iconic depictions of Gogol's characters ever created. Kardovsky, a master of psychological realism, meticulously researched the costumes and interiors of the 1830s to ground the play's absurdity in historical truth. His portraits of Khlestakov—the petty clerk mistaken for a powerful official—and the frantic Mayor perfectly capture the mixture of \"laughter through tears\" that defines the Russian literary tradition.\u003cbr\u003eThe book’s physical form was designed by Nikolai Ilyin (1892–1960), a virtuoso of book architecture. Ilyin’s work on the binding, endpapers, and overall layout reflects his ability to blend the energy of constructivism with the elegance of classical bookmaking. The blind-embossed cloth binding is a hallmark of the sophisticated \"academic\" style favored by the major State publishers during the mid-1930s.\u003cbr\u003eGogol's play, which remains as relevant today as it was at its premiere in 1836, centers on the arrival of an imposter in a provincial town. This 1934 edition serves as a bridge between the pre-revolutionary academic school of art represented by Kardovsky and the evolving Soviet aesthetic of the 1930s. For collectors of Russian literature and bibliophiles interested in the history of illustration, this volume is an essential acquisition that preserves the wit and texture of Gogol’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963227865130,"sku":"EB-306542686882","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_e60d8c9e-d27d-40a8-9070-1d7e41e1da2c.jpg?v=1768162721","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%8c-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%be%d1%80-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9-1934-gogol-revizor-the-government-inspector-kardovsky","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}