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Limited to 600 copies. The Solovetsky Islands (firstly SLON) magazine was the official edition of the management of the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camps. It was published in 1924-1926 and 1929-1930. The first issue was released in 17 copies only and was full of political articles (later poems, essays, and tales appeared). Prisoners were most of the authors. The magazine was managed… Read more about this item

One of 1.500 copies published. Covers by Mikhail Sokolov (1885-1947) - member of World of Arts movement. He lived in Tver' in the beginning of 20s. In 1923 he destroyed almost all of his works fearing of arrest. He was arrested in 1938. Among the contributors are composer and critic Leonid Sabaneev (1881-1968) who left Russia in 1926, futurist poet Ivan… Read more about this item

One of 4.000 copies printed. Lithographed edition. Little known about the author of the book Nadezhda Dostoinova. She was daughter of Iakov Dostoinov who finished Moscow Theological Academy and directed People's House of countess Panina in Saint Petersburg. After revolution N. Dostoinova lived in Vologda and worked in Vologda Public Library. We couldn't trace any copy in OCLC. Please be advised that… Read more about this item

One of 5.000 copies printed. First edition. Earlier description of the archipelago Severnaya Zemlya illustrated throughout with maps, tables and photos. Alexander Fedorovich Laktionov (1899-1965) - the oceanologist and polar explorer. In the book he describes in details history of opening and studying of Severnaya Zemlya, activity of expedition of G. Ushakov and N. Urvantsev and expeditions of O. Yu. Schmidt from… Read more about this item