“Vilenskaya zhizn”(Vilna Jewish life) Feuilleton studies by Lev Levanda, 1st and only ed., 1878, Vilna, Russian, Rare!
Vilma, Syrkin polishing house, 1878, IV, 160 pp. bound in hard cover, 20.5 x 14 cm.
Condition: cover slightly rubbed; couple of worm holes to cover; some small damages inside – some staining, rubbing,
Lev Levanda (Russian: Лев Осипович Леванда, romanized: Lev Osipovich Levanda, Yiddish: יהודה לייב לעוואַנדאַ, romanized: Yehuda Leyb Levanda; June 1835 – 18 June 1888) was a Russian author, belletrist, and publicist. His sketches were often published under the pen name Ladnev.
Levnada's literary work made him a leading figure in the circles of the Russian-Jewish intelligentsia.[2] Originally a vocal proponent of the assimilation of Jews into Russian culture, Levanda became a strong supporter of their emigration to Palestine following the 1881–82 pogroms across the Russian Empire.
«Виленская жизнь»: Фельетонные этюды [Соч.] Л. О. Леванды. — Вильна : А. Г. Сыркин, 1878. — IV, С. 160.