Tiersot, J. Songs and Festivities of the French Revolution (Pesni i prazdnestva Frantsuzskoy revolyutsii), 1933. In Russian.

Тьерсо, Жюльен. Песни и празднества Французской революции. / Серия: Проблемы музыкознания. Историческая библиотека. Художник Д. Бажанов. Перевод с французского.
Москва : Государственное музыкальное издательство (Музгиз), 1933.
256 с. : ил., ноты. Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат. Тираж 2000 экз.
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Tiersot, Julien. Songs and Festivities of the French Revolution (Pesni i prazdnestva Frantsuzskoy revolyutsii). / Series: Problems of Musicology. Historical Library. Artist: D. Bazhanov. Translated from French.
Moscow : State Music Publishing House (Muzgiz), 1933.
256 pp. : ill., musical notation. Hardcover, standard format. Print run: 2,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1933 edition is the premier Russian translation of the definitive work by French musicologist and composer Julien Tiersot. A specialist in folk music and the revolutionary era, Tiersot provides a comprehensive analysis of how music functioned as a political tool during the French Revolution. This volume was released as part of the prestigious "Historical Library" within the "Problems of Musicology" series, reflecting the early Soviet interest in the cultural precedents of revolutionary movements.
The book examines the transition of music from the aristocratic salons to the streets and public squares. Tiersot details the creation of iconic anthems like the Marseillaise, the Chant du Départ, and the Ça Ira, while also describing the massive outdoor festivals organized by figures like Robespierre and David. The text is enriched with musical notation (scores), allowing the reader to analyze the melodic structures that fueled revolutionary fervor.
The visual presentation of the book is a highlight of 1930s Soviet book design. The layout and illustrations were handled by Dmitry Bazhanov, a notable graphic artist of the era. Bazhanov’s style effectively bridges the gap between the historical engravings of the 18th century and the avant-garde sensibilities of the early 1930s. The edition includes numerous reproductions of historical documents, portraits of composers like Gossec and Méhul, and depictions of revolutionary street celebrations.
Published by Muzgiz with a limited run of only 2,000 copies, this book was intended for a specialized audience of music historians, conductors, and cultural theorists. For collectors of musicology, historians of the French Revolution, and bibliophiles interested in pre-war Soviet academic publishing, this volume is a rare and essential resource. It captures a moment in Soviet intellectual life where the "Great French Revolution" was studied with intense academic rigor as a direct ancestor to the events of 1917.