Pushkin, A. S. Little Tragedies (Malenkie tragedii). 1837–1937. Woodcuts by A. Kravchenko, 1936. In Russian.

А. С. Пушкин. [Маленькие трагедии]. 1837–1937. К столетию со дня гибели поэта.
Гравюры на дереве А. Кравченко.
Москва: Гослитиздат, 1936.

1. Египетские ночи. 48 с.: ил. 2. Скупой рыцарь. 40 с.: ил. 3. Моцарт и Сальери. 32 с.: ил. 4. Каменный гость. 64 с.: ил. 5. Пир во время чумы. 24 с.: ил. 6. Медный всадник. 40 с.: ил. ; 16,8 × 12,5 см; Шесть книжек в издательских картонажах.
В удовлетворительном состоянии, без издательского футляра.
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A. S. Pushkin.
Little Tragedies. 1837–1937. Commemorating the Centenary of the Poet's Death.
Woodcuts by A. Kravchenko.
Moscow: Goslitizdat, 1936.

1. Egyptian Nights. 48 pp.: illus. 2. The Covetous Knight. 40 pp.: illus. 3. Mozart and Salieri. 32 pp.: illus. 4. The Stone Guest. 64 pp.: illus. 5. A Feast in Time of Plague. 24 pp.: illus. 6. The Bronze Horseman. 40 pp.: illus. ; 16.8 × 12.5 cm; Six books in publisher's cardboards.
In satisfactory condition, without the publisher's slipcase.

This 1936 commemorative set represents a pinnacle of Soviet book design, released to mark the centenary of Alexander Pushkin's tragic death. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Pushkin's dramatic and poetic genius, including the arrangement of the four "Little Tragedies" alongside the narrative poem The Bronze Horseman and the unfinished prose work Egyptian Nights. This edition is celebrated primarily for featuring masterful woodcuts by Aleksei Kravchenko, a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture and a student of Serov and Korovin. Kravchenko’s engravings capture the intense psychological tension and historical atmosphere of Pushkin’s works, from the claustrophobic dread of A Feast in Time of Plague to the imperial grandeur and terror of The Bronze Horseman. Published by Goslitizdat during a period of high bibliophilic standards, these six volumes document the exact state of Russian graphic arts in the 1930s, where the tradition of romantic realism met the technical precision of modern wood engraving.  Despite the absence of the original slipcase, this set remains a vital artifact of the "Pushkin Jubilee" of 1937, illustrating the enduring dialogue between the foundational texts of Russian literature and the era's finest graphic artists.