Soviet Sci Fi Novels

[Oswalda Shutte]

Thereis every likelihood that future historians of the Russian novel will praise the Soviet period for the record number of volumes produced and blame it for an equally unprecedented decline in artistic standards. Yet one may hope that the twenty-first-century critic, in fairness to an unhappy past, will not overlook a redeeming feature of the Soviet novel, i.e., its considerable anthropological value. The present reflections about a few recent or fairly recent Soviet novels do not deal with their literary qualities. They are concerned exclusively with the light these novels cast upon various aspects of everyday life in Soviet Russia, including, it may be added, the life of the novel makers themselves.

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Another is the History of the Civil War int the USSR published by The Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR, a large album that is memorable for the replica armband pasted in.

These guys published books in smaller print runs early on in the history of the Soviet Union. The editions are usually well made, with illustrations and nicely bound. Some of the earlier books have a constuctivist aesthetic.

The FLPH published was created to centralize all works bound for non Soviet readers. They published in all subjects, but specialized in politics and literature. These editions are usually nicely bound and illustrated, often with eye-catching full colour dust jackets.

Welcome to the family! I am looking for books in English printed in Russia prior to 1925, especially XIX century publications. Kindly keep me in mind. Books printed in 1918 through 1925 are of special interest.

Hai Viv, This is senthilnathan from chennai. I too interested in Russain Tamil Books. But I read such books at my childhood at the library. If you have any softcopy can you forward to me. How can i contact you. My Email Id is

Hi Julia,

My name is Kunwar Dheer Singh. I am from Rajasthan (India). I am always very keen to read soviet books from foreign language publishing house and progress publishers. As you have mentioned here about your collection, I would like to know more about it either you have any of my interest.

Regards.

K.Dheer Singh

I am really pleased that I found this site. I also collect Soviet books, along with all communist publications from other socialist and former socialist countries. My most prized part of my collection is the Collected Works of Lenin. I also have the selected works of Stalin.

Hello,

I ve got a good collection of these books, Lenins biography, Dr. Zhivago, Das Kapital(five to six books), Fundamental of Dialectics by Ua kharin, Marxist Economics to name a few.

Anybody who is interested can contact me at tari...@gmail.com

Hi, I ahev recently inherited a Soviet book whiuch is entitled The history of the civil war in the USSR. It is a lovely looking old book and wonder if anyone knows about it or its value at all? Many thanks, Niki ?

Is the book big or small? Who is the publisher? There are two soviet-published books with this title. The big one, volume one, is well known. Published by the Cooperative of Foreign Worker. Does it have a fabric reproduction arm-band glued to one page? Volume 2, by the Foreign Language Publishing House, is smaller and has less bells and whistles. Look on abebooks to get an idea of the value of these books.

Hello Sonali,

Thank you for your thoughtful and generous reaction to the site. I have learned that there are many people from the sub-continent who feel the same as you do, and am happy that they appreciate my efforts here. I am sorry to say that no, I have no plans to put the content of these books online. Scanning the pages would damage the spine of the books, not to mention the time and effort of scanning 2000 books in my spare time, sorry.

I am sorry, Manu, if there is any confusion. I am a rare book dealer and sell vintage Soviet language books from the 1920s and 1930s. I have some later English language material that might interest you, if you give me some idea of what you prefer to collect.

Mainly banned books or books printed in smaller runs.

Please check my online catalog russica-book-and-art.com from time to time. It helps.

Always interested in Russian books printed outside the USSR and outside Russia proper.

Best,

Valery Kulakov

The 1987 Bolshois Book is absolute junk! It has very little historic value, heavily censored and biased. On the other hand, it is a important milestone of Art propaganda of CPSU Agitpropabteilung of Communisms later days.

I am in Moscow right now (13.08.2013). I am interested in collecting (and reading) some old Soviet era books, particularly pre-1960s. Does anyone have an idea if there is any book stall in present-day Moscow where such books may be available?

I have the 2 volume set of the Dostoyevsky classic, The Idiot, along with the companion volume, Stories, also by Dosteyevsky. They were published by Progress Publishers in 1971 in English to commemorate the 150th birthday of Dostoyevsky. The woodcuts are by Andrei Goncharov. I noticed that you had Book Two of the set, but did not see the other two. My set has the dust jackets and are in excellent condition. What do you think this set is worth?

Ashnish, my interest in petrified Soviet sh.t of black and grey propaganda printed matters in foreign languages from late 1940s and through the 1980s was always minimal.Not able to answer your question.

I am Balram Sharma in Delhi India (0919212504960 Mobile) yes i have many books of seven seas as well as thousands of books and magzines from various progressive / left publisher from ussr, china, albania , uk, usa,PPH, left book club london, vanguard usa, etc etc IN ENGLISH and want to sell them write to me on my email : balra...@yahoo.co.in

Hi Philip, you may like to browse I have a category called Russian Avant Garde for early stuff, but I also have later stuff catalogued under Russian and Russia. I love these pages by the way

Marijana Dworski

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Have a very rare edition of Joseph Conrad (1959) printed in the USSR in English.The book was intended for distribution within the USSR not for export to the West.Covers and illustration by unidentified Soviet artist. There is a chance the artist was a prisoner in GULag at the date of publication or he was a KGB/GRU officer.

The book was distributed among Foreign languages departments of the USSRs major Universities and language schools, Foreign languages Soviet Military and KGB Schools, Radio Moscows , African, American and English Sections reference libraries.

Hallo Denny!

My interest is in Russian books in English and German printed in Russia proper only.Chronological frame is between ca.1737 (?) till 1944.Anything between 1880 and 1944 very selective. I am not collector but dealer and book lover with extensive mailing list.Good luck with your pamphlets and best of all!

Hazan, Baruch.Soviet Impregnational propaganda.Ann Arbor, [1982] to check references on Tamil language publications or broadcasting.One of my girl friends was a Tamil but living in Berlin for 28 years.

Flyers and brochures were printed, in all the probability, in Odessa and Murmansk (?) printing shops. According to some Soviet researchers printing took place in Petrograd or Moscow. Some claim flyers were printed in Reval [Tallinn]

I am a bookseller and recently purchased a collection of Mir math and physics books, some English translations, others in French. They are not yet catalogued, but I will get that done soon. Anyone wanting a list can email me at ord...@bertbook.com. The person who is selling me the books almost certainly has more that I am likely to acquire in the relatively near future.

Very neat site, sir. One question: looking at your info on the famous HIStory of the civil WAR in USSR title. You point out the 1938 edition was written only by the Bolsheviks who survived the great terror. But I also see russian language editions from 1935 that seem to have been authored by some of those killed in the terror. Is that correct? Thx for any help on this.

Very nice collection.

When I was in school in 90s, I had read a book of short stories small boy and his different childhood experience (something like Dennis the menace). Somehow I remember most of the stories but I cannot remember the author or the title.

would be happy if I could at least know the name / author.

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