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One of 1 000 copies published. The play was translated by Adrian Piotrovskii (1898-1937), renowned for his translations of classical Greek plays and for his work as a playwright. He was also known as the "godfather" of the Worker's Youth Theatre (TRAM). Being the son of the prominent Polish classicist Tadeusz Stefan Zieliński, Piotrovskii was deeply influenced by his father's efforts… Read more about this item

Based on Pushkin's poem [Poltava]. Rare printed musical score. Mazeppa (or Mazepa) is a three-act opera composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), based on Pushkin's Poltava and inspired by the cultural legacy of Ivan Mazeppa, the Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks, and Vasyl Kochubey, a prosperous Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. The story takes place in Ukraine during the early 18th century. Tchaikovsky worked… Read more about this item

One of 5 000 copies printed. Album with Chekhov's brief biography and reproductions of rare photographs. These photos published on basis of the Chekhov House-Museum and the Museum of the Moscow Art Theatre collections. One of the most interesting photo made in 1898. There is Chekhov, who was reading text of The Seagull for the artists and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Konstan-tin… Read more about this item

First publication of a play Tri sestry [Three sisters] by A.P. Chekhov. It was written for the Moscow Art Theatre and performed there for the first time in the same year. The director Konstantin Stanislavsky, Chekhov's future wife Olga Knipper (for whom he wrote Masha's part) and Vsevolod Meyerhold acted in it. Stanislavsky considered Three sisters as "the best" play by… Read more about this item