[Signed] Pomerantsev, I. Why Dragonflies? (Pochemu strekozy?). Illustrated by Viktor Pivovarov, 1999. In Russian.

[Автограф] Игорь Померанцев.
Почему стрекозы?
Художник Виктор Пивоваров.
Санкт-Петербург: Журнал «Звезда», 1999.
136 с. : ил. ; 20х19,5 см. Тираж 500 экз. В издательской суперобложке и мягком переплете. Экземпляр с автографом автора.
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[Autograph] Igor Pomerantsev.
Why Dragonflies? (Pochemu strekozy?).
Illustrated by Viktor Pivovarov.
St. Petersburg: Zvezda Journal, 1999.
136 pp. : illus. ; 20x19.5 cm. Edition of 500 copies. In the original dust jacket and publisher's softcover. Copy signed by the author.

This 1999 edition is a quintessential collaboration of the late 20th-century Russian avant-garde, featuring the prose of Igor Pomerantsev and the distinctive visual language of Viktor Pivovarov, a leading figure of Moscow Conceptualism. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of sensory memory and lyrical essayism, including the arrangement of "radio-prose" and poetic reflections that blur the boundaries between autobiography and fiction. Pivovarov’s illustrations, integrated into the square format of the book, mirror Pomerantsev’s emphasis on the "metaphysics of the everyday" and the subtle textures of European life.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the sophisticated aesthetic of the St. Petersburg journal "Zvezda" during the post-Soviet period, where elite literary content met experimental book design. This copy is especially significant due to its limited print run of only 500 copies and the inclusion of the author’s autograph, making it a major bibliographical rarity for collectors of modern Russian literature, fans of the Moscow Conceptualist school, and connoisseurs of contemporary book art.