{"product_id":"samizdat-notebook-handwritten-collection-of-poems-by-russian-poets-1900-самиздат","title":"Samizdat. Handwritten Manuscript Notebook of Russian Poetry, Early 20th Century. Tiflis. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Самиздат] Тетрадь со стихами разных авторов, переписанных от руки.\u003cbr\u003eТифлис, начало XX века.\u003cbr\u003e16 с. ; Формат 22,5 × 18 см. Рукопись. Авторы: Алексей Луговой (А. А. Тихонов), Семён Надсон, Яков Полонский, Алексей Апухтин.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e[Samizdat] Handwritten Manuscript Notebook of Various Authors.\u003cbr\u003eTiflis, early 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e16 pp. ; 22.5 × 18 cm. Manuscript. In Russian. Authors: Aleksey Lugovoy (A. A. Tikhonov), Semyon Nadson, Yakov Polonsky, Aleksey Apukhtin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique early 20th-century manuscript notebook is a compelling artifact of private literary life in Tiflis (modern-day Tbilisi), highlighting the tastes and cultural sensibilities of the Russian intelligentsia in the Caucasus. The 16-page collection contains handwritten verses by a specific constellation of poets who bridge the gap between late Romanticism and the early Silver Age: the melancholic Semyon Nadson, the master of the \"romance\" genre Aleksey Apukhtin, the veteran lyricist Yakov Polonsky, and Aleksey Lugovoy (the pseudonym of Aleksey Tikhonov). The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of personal curation, including the arrangement of poems that emphasized emotional depth, civic duty, and the philosophical intimacy characteristic of the late 19th-century tradition.\u003cbr\u003eCreated during a time when Tiflis served as a vibrant crossroads for the Russian Empire's intellectual elite, this disbound notebook reflects a culture of manual transcription where favorite verses were preserved and shared outside of official publishing channels. The selection of these particular authors—particularly Nadson and Apukhtin—suggests a focus on the \"poetics of sorrow\" and psychological realism that remained highly popular in provincial literary circles. As a primary source for the study of regional reading habits and the dissemination of Russian poetry in Georgia, this manuscript is a rare survivor of the period's ephemeral private archives. It offers a tactile connection to the domestic literary rituals of pre-revolutionary Tiflis, making it a significant piece for researchers of Russian literature and Caucasian social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963139850282,"sku":"EB-306421770210","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_5159ff13-5276-454a-affb-e2ae05ca403a.jpg?v=1768161750","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/samizdat-notebook-handwritten-collection-of-poems-by-russian-poets-1900-%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%82","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}