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Rare. Most likely, one of the firsts Russian pop-up book. 25 000 copies were issued. Toy book without any text. This book was issued by the Museum for the Protection of Motherhood and Infancy in Moscow under the Department of the People's Commissariat of Health. It was opened in 1923 for the 5th anniversary of Soviet medicine. Unfortunately, we couldn't find… Read more about this item

Most likely, the second (bigger) photo is unknown. These photos depicted the crew of Rodina (Fatherland) aircraft which performed a non-stop flight between Moscow and the Sea of Okhotsk on September 25, 1938. The aircraft crew consisted of commander Valentina Grizodubova (1909-1993), co-pilot Polina Osipenko (1907-1939), and navigator Marina Raskova (1912-1943). During the flight lasting 26 hours 29 minutes,… Read more about this item

The first leaflet is about Soviet silent film actress Olga Tretiakova (1900/1902?-?), known for Brigade Commander Ivanov (1923). She was also the secretary of the actors' subsection of ARK (the Association of Revolutionary Cinematography) which had been established to publicize the plight of actors. Tretiakova demanded that writers create good roles for actors and urged directors to discuss the roles… Read more about this item

Second edition of 'Natasha Rostova's book'. The writer Tatiana Kuzminskaia (nee Bers 1846-1925) was younger sister of Sophia Bers who became the wife of Leo Tolstoy. Tatiana was very close with Tolstoy her whole life. She was one of the main prototypes for Natasha Rostova in Tolstoy's War and Peace and for now she is best known for her reminiscences about… Read more about this item

Second edition. The book includes memories and autobiographical stories of women who participated in the Russian Civil War in North Caucasus and Ukraine in 1917-1920. It was compared by the researchers who prepared the well-known Soviet edition the History of the Civil War in the USSR (5 vol., 1942-1960). OCLC locates five copies of this edition: in the Harvard Library,… Read more about this item

Limited to 5 000 copies. This list was prepared by the Research Institute of Librarianship and Recommended Bibliography of People's Commissariat for Education. It includes fiction and nonfiction books about women in Tsar Russia and their role in October Revolution and Socialism construction, books about Female Stakhanovites, about the women's situation in the Soviet Republics and abroad, about parenting and Bolshevik… Read more about this item

The book is devoted to the most influential and important women in the world history of warfare and their deeds: the Amazons, Deborah (prophetess of the God of the Israelites), Olga of Kiev (regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav), Joanna of Flanders (Duchess of Brittany), Joan of Arc, Alena Arzamasskaia (the Russian Joan of Arc, who fought in… Read more about this item

Rare ephemera. War time edition. Nice typographic design. This advertising leaflet includes information about the content and supplements to Woman (1907-1917), Fashion Light (1868-1916), and XXth century (1910-?) magazines. The content was changed because of the Great War (war stories and images appeared) but the magazines continued to publish in good design. Furthermore, after the War began women's role… Read more about this item

Collection of verses by the prominent Soviet poet Demyan Bedny (Yefim Pridvorov; 1883-1945). These verses are devoted to Middle East women who want to break free and to be independent from a man's world. We couldn't trace any copy of this edition in USA or European libraries via OCLC.

This book was prepared by Aleksandra Bogat (1898-?), the Cavalry Maiden and the head of intelligence of the 21st Cavalry Regiment in the 1st Cavalry Army (also known as "Budyonny's Cavalry Amy"). Unfortunately, we do not know anything about the author's later life, except that she wrote several feminist brochures and books. For the first time, Russian women were allowed… Read more about this item

N.p., ca 1933. Extremely rare Russian abstract handmade paste paper from the 1930s. Russian artist Mikhail Tarkhanov (1888-1962), a master of endpapers and bookbinding, created it. He used the special technique of surface painting onto paper with the paste mixture. Each one of them is unique. Paste papers, the oldest decorated papers used by bookbinders, are practically unknown in Russia. Mikhail Tarkhanov… Read more about this item

Handwritten miniature children's magazine created by an unknown child. Issues includes fairy tales, short stories, verses (by Russian children's poets), riddles, rebuses, magazine subscriber's drawings and 'readers' letters'. According to these letters, a child made this magazine in a countryside, where she/he spent summer holidays. In 'Our Post' column a child wrote that she/ he missed his friends, who was… Read more about this item

Lithographic original edition of this reduction. Tchaikovsky started to work on the score before his only trip to the US in May 1891. He held Opening Night concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, his appearance make Hall an important musical venue in the United States. After his return home he continued to work to the ballet with Marius Petipa… Read more about this item