Dvenadtsat. Skify [The Twelve. Scythians].
Paris: "Mishen, [1920]. 63 pp. 8vo (240 x 195 mm). By Aleksandr Blok. Illustrated by N. Goncharova and M. Larionov. Original lettered wrappers. Condition : wrapper extremities slightly browned and worn. "the first masterpiece of bolshevik letters" illustrated by two modern masters . In his most popular and controversial work, Blok compared twelve Red Guardsmen to the Twelve Apostles. In Skif y, he invited the West "to share our peace and glowing toil" by aiding the Bolshevik government. Although Dvenadtsat has been frequently illustrated, the most desirable interpretation is that by the two great Russian avant-garde artists Goncharova and Larionov. Larionov's brother had just died fighting in the Red Army when he decided to illustrate Blok's revolutionary poem. The French edition Les Douze appeared in April while the Russian one that added Skify came out in June and the English edition The Twelve in November. Each contains some different pictures and those for the Russian edition are arguably the most dramatic.
Dvenadtsat. Skify [The Twelve. Scythians].
Paris: "Mishen, [1920]. 63 pp. 8vo (240 x 195 mm). By Aleksandr Blok. Illustrated by N. Goncharova and M. Larionov. Original lettered wrappers. Condition : wrapper extremities slightly browned and worn. "the first masterpiece of bolshevik letters" illustrated by two modern masters . In his most popular and controversial work, Blok compared twelve Red Guardsmen to the Twelve Apostles. In Skif y, he invited the West "to share our peace and glowing toil" by aiding the Bolshevik government. Although Dvenadtsat has been frequently illustrated, the most desirable interpretation is that by the two great Russian avant-garde artists Goncharova and Larionov. Larionov's brother had just died fighting in the Red Army when he decided to illustrate Blok's revolutionary poem. The French edition Les Douze appeared in April while the Russian one that added Skify came out in June and the English edition The Twelve in November. Each contains some different pictures and those for the Russian edition are arguably the most dramatic.
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