Zhebelev, S. A. History. Hellenism (Istoriya. Ellinizm), 1922. In Russian.

Жебелев С. А. История. Эллинизм. / Под ред. С. А. Жебелева, Л. П. Карсавина, М. Д. Приселкова.
Петербург : Наука и школа, 1922. (Серия «Введение в науку»; Часть 2, вып. 7).
114 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, увеличенный формат.
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Zhebelev, S. A. History. Hellenism (Istoriya. Ellinizm). / Edited by S. A. Zhebelev, L. P. Karsavin, and M. D. Priselkov.
Petersburg : Nauka i Shkola, 1922. (Introduction to Science Series; Part 2, Issue 7).
114 pp. Publisher’s softcover, enlarged format.

This 1922 volume is a remarkable artifact from the "Silver Age" of Russian classical scholarship, published during the tumultuous early years of the Soviet era. Written by Sergei Aleksandrovich Zhebelev (1867–1941), one of the preeminent Russian historians of antiquity and a future academician, this work serves as a foundational introduction to the Hellenistic period. It was released by the Nauka i Shkola (Science and School) publishing house in Petrograd, which, despite severe shortages of paper and ink, continued to produce high-level academic texts for the nation's intelligentsia.
In this concise yet profound study, Zhebelev outlines the synthesis of Greek and Oriental cultures following the conquests of Alexander the Great. He examines the political structure of the successor kingdoms (the Diadochi), the economic shifts of the Mediterranean world, and the flourishing of Hellenistic art and science in centers like Alexandria and Pergamon. Zhebelev was a proponent of the "modernist" school of history, often drawing parallels between ancient social dynamics and contemporary structures, which adds a layer of intellectual urgency to his writing from 1922.
The book’s editorial pedigree is exceptional, featuring the collaboration of the philosopher Lev Karsavin (who was later exiled on the "Philosophers' Ship") and the medievalist Mikhail Priselkov. This "Introduction to Science" series was designed to provide students and readers with a methodology for historical research, not just a list of dates. Zhebelev emphasizes the importance of epigraphy and numismatics—areas in which he was a world-class expert—as vital tools for reconstructing the Hellenistic past.
As an early 1920s publication from Petrograd (Petersburg), this edition is a significant bibliographical rarity. Softcover academic books from this period were often printed on fragile paper and have rarely survived in good condition. For collectors of ancient history, researchers of Russian historiography, and those interested in the cultural survival of the Russian Academy during the Revolution, this Zhebelev volume is a quintessential acquisition.