Рубинштейн, Лев.
Тропа самураев.
1-е издание.
Москва: ГИХЛ, 1934.
158 с.; уменьшенный формат.
Издательская обложка.
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Rubinstein, Lev. The Samurai Path (Tropa samuraev).
First edition.
Moscow: GIHL, 1934.
158 p.; small format.
Publisher’s wrappers.
A first edition of Lev Rubinstein’s well-known story The Samurai Path, published in Moscow in 1934. The work, which gained considerable popularity, depicts a rebellion within a samurai company and offers a critical portrayal of the Japanese imperial army. Written by the Soviet historian and translator Lev Vladimirovich Rubinstein (1905–1976), the book reflects the period’s interest in themes of class struggle and anti-militarism set in an East Asian context. This modestly formatted publication is a notable example of Soviet adventure and politically engaged fiction from the 1930s.