Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich

Povesti Belkina [The Tales of Belkin]

Prague: Khutor Publishing, 1946. Item #1190

96 uncut pages. 18 cm. Text in Russian. The blue paper cover is in good condition, with some minor wear along the edges and slight discoloration due to age. The front cover features a portrait of Pushkin, while the back cover lists other titles available from the publisher. The pages are clean, with only minor signs of aging. There are no major tears, foxing, or marks, and the text is printed in clear type.

A post-war émigré edition of Povesti Belkina by Pushkin, published by Khutor, a small publishing house that operated in Prague from 1922 to 1949 under the direction of Aleksei Grigorievich Vinnychuk. Despite operating during the fascist regime, Khutor published Russian classics for the Russian-speaking émigré community in Europe. This edition is a rare example of Russian émigré literature from the 1940s.

Price: $70.00