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Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (Russian: Владиимир Сергеевич Соловьёв; January 28 [O.S. January 16] 1853 – August 13 [O.S. July 31] 1900) was a Russian philosopher, poet, pamphleteer, literary critic, who played a significant role in the development…

This volume is a tribute to Grigory Grigorievich Marazli (1831-1905) — Greek by ethnicity, Mayor of Odessa, Ukraine (1878-1895). Collector, arts patron, philanthropist. He helped build charitable and educational establishments, notably the Odessa…

A small, colorful pictorial assembly of battle flags of the Order of Teutonic Knights from 15th Century Prussia, based on the 1448 illuminated manuscript Banderia Prutenorum by Jan Długosz a.k.a. Johannes (Longinus) Dlugossius, Polish chronicler,…

Culled from her complete works, 'Advice to grown grandsons' by Ekaterina Velikaia (Cathernie the Great, 1729-1796) by an Empress whose succession was rather trumultuous, this volume contains short aphorisms for the heir of her heart's choosing:…

A miniature on miniatures, this book showcases the folk handicraft of  decorative lacquer miniature painting. While the tradition is originally rooted in icon painting, artists of the Palekh region typically apply their craft to small boxes, such as…

Luknja v Glavi 'Holes in the Head' is a collection of satirical aphorisms by Slovenian essayist, playwright, director and arguably greatest satirist Žarko Petan. He lived through World War II, Yugoslavian Communism, and its demise: "The ship is…

Ia pridu na Posigelki 'I Go to Gatherings' is a collection of chastushkas, the Russian equivalent of limericks: short, rhyming, humorous, often satirical folk poems. Published by Molodaia Gvardiia (Youth Guard) a literary and political magazine of…

Mikhail IUrievich Lermontov (1814-41; Михаил Юрьевич Лeрмонтов) born into wealth and nobility in Moscow, was orphaned in early life, but received an aristocratic upbringing and an elite education. His best known narrative poem The Demon is about a…

Izbrannoe 'Favorites' is a collection of poems by Andrei Bely (Андрей Белый), a.k.a. Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev (1880-1934). Bely was a poet, novelist, critic and theorist; influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Kant and friend of Solovyov he became…

Sud'ba Cheloveka 'The Fate of Man' a beloved story by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (Михаил Александрович Шолохов, 1905-1984). In this work as in so many others, he documents the horrors and cruelty of war, the personal suffering and loss in the…