[Banned] Zritel (The Spectator): Journal of Political and Social Satire. Nos. 10-24 for 1905 ("Zritel": Zhurnal politiko-obshchestvennoy satiry. №№ 10-24 za 1905 g.). In Russian.

[Запрещённое издание] «Зритель» : Журнал политико-общественной сатиры. №№ 10-24 за 1905 г.
Санкт-Петербург : Тип. «Север» А. М. Лесмана, 1905.
№ 10–17: по 16 с., вкл. обл., ил.; № 18–24: по 8 с., вкл. обл., ил.; 30,7×22,2 см — 32,5×22,8 см. Редактор-издатель Ю. К. Арцыбушев.
В иллюстрированных издательских обложках. Состояние: в хорошем состоянии; отсутствует часть передней обложки в №15.
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[Banned publication] "Zritel" (The Spectator): Journal of Political and Social Satire. Nos. 10-24 for 1905 ("Zritel": Zhurnal politiko-obshchestvennoy satiry. №№ 10-24 za 1905 g.).
St. Petersburg: Tip. "Sever" A. M. Lesmana, 1905.
Nos. 10–17: 16 pp. each, incl. cover, ill.; Nos. 18–24: 8 pp. each, incl. cover, ill.; 30.7×22.2 cm — 32.5×22.8 cm. Editor-publisher Yu. K. Artsybushev.
In illustrated publisher's covers. Condition: good; part of the front cover missing in No. 15.

This is an exceptional set of 15 consecutive issues (Nos. 10-24) of the legendary satirical journal "Zritel" (The Spectator), which became the leading voice of sharp political satire in 1905. Edited and published by Yuri Konstantinovich Artsybushev, the journal boasted an extraordinary roster of contributors, including artists Ilya Repin and Valentin Serov, and writer Fyodor Sologub. A landmark event in Russian literary history occurred in issue No. 23 (November 27), where Alexander Glickberg made his poetic debut under the famous pseudonym "Sasha Chyorny" with the poem "Nonsense" (Chepukha), which provided the authorities with a direct pretext for the journal's suppression. "Zritel" faced relentless persecution: issue No. 17 was confiscated on October 2, leading to a temporary suspension; the final issue in this set, No. 24 (December 4), was also confiscated, and the publication was permanently banned; the prepared No. 25 was destroyed at the print shop. This comprehensive collection, spanning from the journal's peak to its forceful closure and including the historically significant and confiscated issues, represents a unique primary source. It documents the complete life cycle of one of the most important and beleaguered satirical publications of the First Russian Revolution.