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Russian Literature and Art
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LUNACHARSII, Anatolii Vasilevich (1875-1933). Mysli o sporte [Thoughts on Sport]. Moscow: "OGENEK," 1930. 44 pp., 16mo (140 x 104 mm). Original white wrappers decorated with a Suprematist design. Condition: wrappers light;y spotted, staining to back wrapper and leaves on lower right corner. Although recently deposed as the Commissar of Enlightenment, Lunacharskii continued to write on a variety of topics. He was representing the Soviet Union at the League of Nations when he published these three essays on sport in the West and the USSR and on boxing, then just becoming popular in Russia as an amateur sport. [With:] Molodaya germaniya [Young Germany]. Moscow: "OGENEK," 1930. 48 pp.,16mo (145 x 105 mm). Original white wrappers decorated with a Suprematist design. Translated from the German by M. Zhivov. Condition: wrappers lightly discolored. Collection of six essays by German proletarian writers. (2)ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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