[Signed] Fedotov, M. Historical Connections of the Chuvash Language with the Finno-Ugric Languages of the Volga Region and Perm. Part 1: Chuvash-Mari Connections (Chuvashsko-mariiskie svyazi). First edition. Cheboksary, 1965. In Russian.

Федотов, М. Р. Исторические связи чувашского языка с языками угро-финнов Поволжья и Перми. Часть 1: Чувашско-марийские связи / ответственный редактор Н. А. Баскаков. Первое издание.
Чебоксары : Чувашкнигоиздат, 1965. 160 с.
Издательская бумажная обложка. 21 см. Тираж 1 000 экз.
На титульном листе - развернутый автограф автора, адресованный основателю грузинской тюркологии С. С. Джикия, с указанием домашнего адреса автора.
Состояние хорошее: обложка с легким возрастным пожелтением и незначительным износом по краям корешка; книжный блок крепкий, страницы чистые.
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Fedotov, M. R. (Mikhail Romanovich). Historical Connections of the Chuvash Language with the Finno-Ugric Languages of the Volga Region and Perm. Part 1: Chuvash-Mari Connections / responsible editor N. A. Baskakov. First edition.
Cheboksary : Chuvashknigoizdat, 1965. 160 pp.
Original printed paper wrappers. 21 cm. Print run of 1,000 copies.
Signed by the author M. Fedotov on the title page, with a presentation inscription in Russian to the prominent Georgian Turkologist Sergi Jikia, dated 14 June 1972, and including the author's home return address.
Condition good: wrappers show light age-toning and minor shelf wear along the spine extremities; text block is firm and internally clean.

A highly specialized and exceedingly rare regional imprint investigating the complex linguistic stratigraphy of the Volga-Kama region. Authored by Mikhail Romanovich Fedotov (1919-2003), a distinguished Chuvash linguist and specialist in Ural-Altaic comparative studies, this first part of his magnum opus focuses exclusively on the historical lexical and phonetic connections between the Chuvash (Turkic) and Mari (Finno-Ugric) languages. Edited by the eminent Soviet Turkologist N. A. Baskakov, the monograph explores the deep historical strata of borrowings, reflecting centuries of ethnic contact in the Middle Volga resulting from Bolgar-Turkic influence. Published by the regional "Chuvashknigoizdat" press in Cheboksary in a strict academic print run of only 1,000 copies, surviving volumes of this fragile paperback are exceptionally scarce on the international antiquarian market. A remarkable association provenance profoundly enhances the rarity of this specific copy. The title page bears a detailed handwritten presentation inscription from Fedotov to Sergi Jikia (1898-1993), the founding patriarch of Georgian Turkology. Dated 1972 and uniquely including Fedotov's personal return address in Cheboksary, this inscription documents the vibrant scholarly network connecting the linguistic centers of the Chuvash ASSR and the Georgian SSR. It stands as a premium collector's item for institutions and bibliophiles focusing on Turkic studies, Finno-Ugric linguistics, and the history of Soviet Orientalism.