Dulsky, P. Classicism in Kazan Architecture (Klassitsizm v kazanskom zodchestve), 1920. In Russian

Дульский П. Классицизм в казанском зодчестве.
Казань: Госиздат, 1920.
20 с., [2] л. ил.; 24,1 × 16,3 см.
В издательской иллюстрированной обложке работы художника И.Н. Плещинского.
Тираж 800 экз. 
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[Kazan Avant-Garde] Dulsky, P. Classicism in Kazan Architecture (Klassitsizm v kazanskom zodchestve).
Kazan: Gosizdat, 1920.
20 p., [2] leaves ill.; 24.1 × 16.3 cm.
In the original publisher's illustrated cover by the artist I.N. Pleshchinsky.
One of 800 copies. 

This rare 1920 Kazan publication is a significant artifact of early Soviet print culture and the regional avant-garde movement. The concise work by art historian and bibliophile Petr Dulsky examines the classical architectural heritage of Kazan. Its greatest distinction is the striking avant-garde cover design by Illarion Pleshchinsky, a key member of the Kazan graphic collective "Vsadnik" (The Horseman), making the book a pivotal item at the intersection of architectural history and radical artistic experimentation. Published in a minuscule run of 800 copies during the Civil War, it exemplifies the brief but vibrant period of artistic and intellectual ferment in the early 1920s. Largely due to Dulsky's efforts, Kazan became a notable bibliophile center during this era. This book stands as a testament to the complex synthesis of Russian and European avant-garde forms with local Tatar traditions that defined the distinctive Kazan avant-garde.