Bertels, E. E. Persian Language Textbook (Uchebnik persidskogo yazyka), 1932. In Russian and Persian.

Е. Э. Бертельс.
Учебник персидского языка.
Ленинград: Изд-е Ленинградского Восточного Института, 1932.
410 с. Тираж 2000 экз. Увеличенный формат. Издательская обложка.
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E. E. Bertels.
Persian Language Textbook (Uchebnik persidskogo yazyka).
Leningrad: Edition of the Leningrad Oriental Institute, 1932.
410 pp. Edition of 2000 copies. Enlarged format. Publisher's softcover.

This 1932 textbook of the Persian language, authored by the distinguished Soviet orientalist Evgeny Eduardovich Bertels, stands as a cornerstone of early Soviet Iranian studies. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Persian grammar and syntax, including the arrangement of linguistic materials designed specifically for the rigorous academic environment of the Leningrad Oriental Institute. Bertels, a polymath who held correspondences with the Iranian and Arab Academies of Sciences, was the founder of the Soviet school of Iranian textology. This manual serves as a vital primary source for documenting the pedagogical methods used to train the first generation of Soviet diplomatists and scholars during a period of intense cultural and political engagement with the Middle East. Known for his profound insight into the artistic fabric of Eastern monuments, Bertels infused this instructional work with the same precision found in his later studies of Firdausi, Nizami, and Navoi. With a limited print run of only 2000 copies, this enlarged volume is a rare bibliographical artifact reflecting the high standards of 1930s Leningrad orientalist scholarship and the foundational era of modern Iranian philology.