Pasternak, B. L. The Year Nineteen Hundred and Five (Devyatsot pyatyy god), 1932. Binding design by M. Kirnarsky. In Russian.

Пастернак Б. Л.
Девятьсот пятый год. / 3-е издание. Переплет работы М. Кирнарского.
Ленинград : Издательство писателей в Ленинграде, 1932.
96 с. ; 17 × 13,5 см. Картонный издательский переплет.
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Pasternak, Boris.
The Year Nineteen Hundred and Five. / 3rd edition. Binding design by M. Kirnarsky.
Leningrad : Izdatelstvo pisateley v Leningrade (Leningrad Writers' Publishing House), 1932.
96 pp. ; 17 × 13.5 cm. Original cardboard binding.

This 1932 volume is a significant lifetime edition of the revolutionary poem The Year Nineteen Hundred and Five by Boris Pasternak (1890–1960), the future Nobel Prize laureate. Representing the third separate publication of the work, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of historical memory, including the arrangement of lyrical and epic narrative structures that Pasternak used to process the legacy of the 1905 Russian Revolution. The poem received exceptional praise from Maxim Gorky, who noted Pasternak's transition toward a more "classical," sparse, and social voice, famously writing to the author that the book was saturated with a pathos that "quickly, easily, and powerfully infects the reader." Though chapters were serialized earlier, its final form as a standalone book first appeared in 1927, and this 1932 Leningrad imprint stands as a testament to its enduring importance during a period of tightening ideological control in Soviet literature.
The physical book is a masterpiece of late avant-garde book design, featuring a binding by Mark Kirnarsky, a prominent master of the Leningrad school of graphics and a student of Chekhonin. Kirnarsky’s work on this edition utilizes the compact 17 × 13.5 cm format to create a balanced, modernist aesthetic that reflects the poem's blend of history and lyricism. Published by the Leningrad Writers' Publishing House—a cooperative venture known for its high-quality literary output—the 1932 edition captures Pasternak at a vital crossroads before he faced the increasing pressures of the Stalinist era. For bibliophiles, scholars of Russian poetry, and collectors of Pasternak's first and lifetime editions, this 1932 volume is a vital primary source, documenting the critical acclaim and artistic evolution of one of the 20th century's greatest literary figures.