Lekhtblau, L. B. Russian Satirical Journals of the 18th Century (Russkie satiricheskie zhurnaly XVIII veka). Selected Articles and Notes, 1940. In Russian.

Леонид Борисович Лехтблау.
Русские сатирические журналы XVIII века.
Избранные статьи и заметки: Учебное пособие для высших учебных заведений. Под ред. проф. Н. К. Гудзия. Институт мировой литературы им. А. М. Горького.
Переплет художника Б. Б. Титова.
Москва: Учпедгиз, 1940.
352 с. : ил. и портр. ; 23 см. Твердый издательский переплет. Тираж 5,000 экз.
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Leonid Borisovich Lekhtblau.
Russian Satirical Journals of the 18th Century.
Selected Articles and Notes: Textbook for Higher Educational Institutions. Edited by Prof. N. K. Gudzy. Gorky Institute of World Literature.
Cover designed by B. B. Titov.
Moscow: Uchpedgiz, 1940.
352 pp. : ill. and portraits ; 23 cm. Publisher’s hardcover. Edition of 5,000 copies.

This comprehensive 1940 textbook offers an invaluable scholarly overview of the vibrant and subversive world of 18th-century Russian journalism. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Enlightenment-era press, including the arrangement of key articles and critical notes from iconic publications such as Nikolay Novikov’s The Drone (Truten) and The Painter (Zhivopisets), as well as Catherine the Great’s All Sorts of Things (Vsyakaya vsyachina). Edited by the legendary literary historian Nikolai Gudzy, this volume explores the emergence of social critique, the battle against corruption, and the development of the Russian literary language through the lens of satire. It serves as a vital primary source for researchers of the "Silver Age" of the Russian Enlightenment, documenting how early journalists used wit and allegory to navigate the complexities of Imperial censorship and aristocratic life.