Andreev, L., Bunin, I., Gorky, M., and others.

Rasskazy [Stories]

Bayreuth: [Nikolai Paramonov], [1947]. Original illustrated wrappers. Item #351

Dimensions: 20.5 × 14 cm. 64 pages. Text in Russian. With the printed censorship note, "Approved by U.N.R.R.A. Team 168." Another note inside the cover indicates that it was part of a series of books used to teach Russian literature in camp schools. A very good copy with minor wear to the wrappers.

This anthology of stories by famous Russian authors, such as Andreev, Bunin, Gorky, Korolenko, Kuprin, Staniukovich, and Chekhov, was printed by Lorenz Ellwanger in Bayreuth.

This book was published by the Russian refugees and printed in a very small run to be distributed in post-war Germany's Displaced Persons (DP) camps. Due to difficult circumstances in those camps, including a lack of resources and military censorship, such publications are a testament to the resilience and determination of the displaced persons community during this challenging time in history.

Price: $200.00