{"product_id":"radishchev-petersburg-to-moscow-1938-радищев-путешествие-из-петербурга-в-москву","title":"Radishchev, A. N. A Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow (Puteshestvie iz Peterburga v Moskvu), 1938. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eРадищев А.\u003cbr\u003eПутешествие из Петербурга в Москву. \/ Примечания Г. А. Гуковского.\u003cbr\u003eЛенинград : Гослитиздат (Государственное издательство художественной литературы), 1938.\u003cbr\u003e391 с. ; Уменьшенный формат. Твердый издательский переплет. Тираж 10000 экз.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eRadishchev, Alexander.\u003cbr\u003eA Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. \/ Notes by G. A. Gukovsky.\u003cbr\u003eLeningrad : Goslitizdat, 1938.\u003cbr\u003e391 pp. ; Pocket format. Hardcover. Edition of 10,000 copies. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1938 edition of Alexander Radishchev’s revolutionary masterpiece is a significant milestone in Soviet literary scholarship, released during the push to reclaim 18th-century \"radical\" classics for a broad audience. The volume is distinguished by the scholarly apparatus provided by Grigory Gukovsky, the preeminent specialist in 18th-century Russian literature and the founder of the sociological method in Soviet philology. Gukovsky’s extensive notes and commentary contextualize Radishchev’s scathing critique of serfdom and autocracy, which famously led Catherine the Great to brand him a \"rebel worse than Pugachev.\" The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the travelogue genre, including the arrangement of the various stations—from Tosna to Mednoye—as philosophical and political vignettes exposing the social injustices of Imperial Russia.\u003cbr\u003eAcross its 391 pages, the pocket-format edition reflects the 1930s publishing trend of producing durable, scholarly \"classics for the masses.\" While the print run of 10,000 copies was standard for Goslitizdat's academic series, well-preserved copies from 1938 are increasingly rare, particularly given the tragic fate of many Leningrad scholars, including Gukovsky himself, in the decades that followed. The hardcover binding and high-quality typography signify the importance the Soviet state placed on Radishchev as a foundational figure in the history of Russian liberation thought. For bibliophiles and historians of Russian literature, this volume is an essential primary source that demonstrates how the Enlightenment’s most dangerous book was re-interpreted and preserved within the ideological framework of the pre-war Soviet period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963128414250,"sku":"EB-306594887833","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_a27cd78c-aa27-4460-b46b-76829c8a4d47.jpg?v=1768161605","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/radishchev-petersburg-to-moscow-1938-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b4%d0%b8%d1%89%d0%b5%d0%b2-%d0%bf%d1%83%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%88%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d0%b7-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b1%d1%83%d1%80%d0%b3%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b2%d1%83","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}