{"product_id":"st-bartholomews-day-massacre-ссср-1930-мериме-варфоломеевская-ночь-ушин","title":"Mérimée, P. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX), 1930. Cover by A. Ushin. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eПроспер Мериме. Варфоломеевская ночь (1572): Хроника из времен Карла IX. \/ Пер. с франц. и коммент. А. Виноградова; Обложка работы А. Ушина.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Акционерное издательское общество «Огонек», 1930.\u003cbr\u003e160 с. (Серия: Библиотека романов). Мягкая издательская иллюстрированная обложка, увеличенный формат.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eMérimée, Prosper. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572): A Chronicle from the Time of Charles IX. \/ Translated from French and with comments by A. Vinogradov; Cover design by A. Ushin.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Joint-Stock Publishing Company \"Ogonyok\", 1930.\u003cbr\u003e160 pp. (Library of Novels series). Softcover, enlarged format. In Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1930 edition of Prosper Mérimée’s classic historical novel, A Chronicle of the Reign of Charles IX (here titled St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre), is a striking example of early Soviet mass-market publishing with high artistic value. Released by the Ogonyok Joint-Stock Publishing Company as part of their popular \"Library of Novels\" series, the book brought Mérimée’s cold, objective, and deeply researched portrayal of the French Wars of Religion to a wide post-revolutionary audience. The translation and extensive scholarly commentary were provided by Anatoly Vinogradov, a noted writer and specialist in French literature who later became famous for his biographical novel about Mérimée, The Three Colours of Time.\u003cbr\u003eThe most distinguishing feature of this volume is the cover art by Alexey Ushin (1904–1942). Ushin was a master of Soviet graphic art, and his work here captures the grim, dramatic tension of the 1572 massacre. His style, often characterized by sharp contrasts and a dynamic sense of movement, perfectly complements Mérimée’s narrative of religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and the tragic fate of the brothers Mergy. The \"Ogonyok\" editions of this period are highly valued by collectors for their avant-garde and early modernist cover designs, which turned affordable paperbacks into small works of art.\u003cbr\u003ePublished during the transition toward a more centralized cultural policy in the USSR, this edition still reflects the experimental spirit of the 1920s in its typography and artistic presentation. The choice of Mérimée—a writer praised by Marx and Engels for his realism—allowed Soviet publishers to present \"bourgeois\" classics that nonetheless offered a scathing critique of religious intolerance and monarchical corruption. For collectors of Soviet graphics, bibliophiles of the \"Ogonyok\" series, and admirers of French historical fiction, this 1930 edition is a significant artifact of the early Soviet literary landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963148140586,"sku":"EB-306387128082","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_4ed7a089-c7ce-4a18-89fa-3e2e0c7abd20.jpg?v=1768161939","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/st-bartholomews-day-massacre-%d1%81%d1%81%d1%81%d1%80-1930-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bc%d0%b5-%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%84%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%87%d1%8c-%d1%83%d1%88%d0%b8%d0%bd","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}