Search Results: Authors starting with D from BiblioAxes

In Russian. Short description: F.D. Sverdlov. Jewish Generals of the Armed Forces of the USSR. Jerusalem, 1993. The decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany, which unleashed the Second World War, was made by the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. A large role in this belonged to their highest command staff - Soviet generals and admirals. Therefore, the study of their biographies is of considerable historical interest. In the ranks of the Soviet army in World War II, about 450 thousand Jews fought in all branches of the military and in all positions and ranks - from privates to generals. They fought alongside the rest of the citizens of the Soviet Union, but more than that, they also knew that they were fighting an enemy who was destroying their people, who was waging war against the Jews. The combination of Soviet and Jewish patriotism greatly increased the consciousness of the Jews in the struggle against the German invaders. In this book, we will deal only with Jewish generals and… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Merzhekovsky D.S. Complete Works of Dmitry Sergeyevich Merzhekovsky. Volumes I-VIII out of XXIV. Moscow, 1914. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUSU000235

In Russian. Short description: Rovinsky, D.A. Dictionary of Russian Engraved Portraits / Comp. by D. Rovinsky. - St. Petersburg: Imp. Academy of Sciences Printing House, 1872. - [4], LVI, 236 p.; 24x16.5 cm. Dmitry Alexandrovich Rovinsky (1824-1895) was a lawyer, archaeographer, art historian, and the largest collector of engravings and prints. He was an honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (since 1883) and the Academy of Arts (since 1870). The publication contains information about 10,000 engraved portraits that were produced in Russia from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The information about the engraved portraits is organized by the personalities of historical figures, accompanied by biographical information, particularly detailed for tsars, members of the ruling dynasty, and prominent historical figures, as well as information about their appearance. The dictionary is unique in its completeness, including information about portraits of 2,000 Russian individuals who have made… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Rovinsky, D. A. A detailed dictionary of Russian engravers of the XVI-XIX centuries. [Podrobnyj slovar russkih graverov XVI-XIX vekov]. St. Petersburg: Printing House of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1895. The first edition of the two-volume dictionary was compiled by the largest collector in Russia and Europe and a great connoisseur of Russian engraving D.A. Rovinsky. This is a study that is unique in its breadth of coverage and a comprehensive reference guide. Engraving has always played an important role in Russian art. Rovinsky s Dictionary in two volumes is the first and only work of its kind on this topic. It contains information relating to all aspects of the engraving business, provides comprehensive information about the life and career of engravers, lists of their works with objective characteristics, dating and distribution by school. Two volumes contain 720 phototypes and 210 zincographs. They contain the richest documentary and factual information, which… Read More

In Russian. Short description: Soncov, D.D. Album of the fiftieth anniversary of the Moscow Imperial Society of horse-racing enthusiasts. 1834-1884. - Moscow: Printing house of M.I. Nejbyurger, 1884. - 218, X p., 1 l. of front., 53 l. of ill.: ill. The album presents a detailed historical sketch of the Moscow Imperial Society of Horse Racing Enthusiasts, which was created in 1834. In addition to materials on the history of the society, the book contains a number of interesting sections: tables of summer and winter prizes, statistical tables, and a list of society members. The compiler of the album is Dmitry Dmitrievich Sontsov, the owner of a large stud farm, the author of a number of books on the history of horse breeding in Russia, published in Moscow. The anniversary album is a rare and important edition on the history of Russian horse breeding. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000036

In Spanish. Short description: Roque Dalton. Taberna y otros lugares, La Habana, 1969. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000543

In Spanish. Short description: Roque Dalton. Mexico, Havana, Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000502

In Russian. Short description: Danilov, Nikolai Alexandrovich. Historical Essay on the Development of Military Administration in Russia. St. Petersburg: 1902, type. P.F. Panteleev (P / F of the Panteleev brothers) The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU5272903

In Spanish. Short description: Ruben Dario. El satiro sorda, Havana, 1979. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000123

In English. Short description: A GOLFER'S GALLERY BY OLD MASTERS. Bernard DARWIN, London, Country Life, circa 1920 First edition. Album with 18 rare illustrations related to golf, from the 16th century up to 19. The foreword was written by Charles Darwin's grandson, the famous golfer Bernard Darwin. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000910

In Russian. Short description: Dashkova, Ekaterina Romanovna. Princess E.R. Dashkova's own notes. London: 1859, Trubner & C ° The image is provided for reference only. It may reflect condition of one of the available copies or only help in identifying the edition. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKU4490220

In Russian. Short description: Charles de Coster's ""The Legend of Ulenspiegel"" translated from French by A. Gornfeld, Illustrated by E. Kybrik. Publisher: Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (VLSKM), Molodaya Gvardiya, Moscow, 1951. The famous book by Charles de Coster, ""The Legend of Ulenspiegel,"" which was first published in December 1867, not only celebrated Belgian literature but also became a remarkable work in world literature, standing alongside great books like Cervantes' ""Don Quixote"" and Rabelais' ""Gargantua and Pantagruel."" Charles de Coster's novel, narrating the adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel and his friend, the gluttonous Lamme Goedzak, is imbued with a spirit of freedom. Tyl Ulenspiegel, a jester and a witty mocker who ridicules arrogant nobles, monks, and kings, becomes a courageous rebel embodying the national spirit of Flanders. Tyl is a folk hero, never dying or growing old. He takes on various roles, from soldier to peasant, from a painter in… Read More

In French. Short description: Dupre de Saint-Maure, P.J.E. Anthologie russe, suivie de poesies originales. [Anthology of Russian poetry]./ P.J. Emile Dupr de Saint-Maure. - Paris: Chez C.J. Trouve, 1823. - [4], XLVI, 360 p.; 22.8 x 14.6 cm. The publication is in French. In contemporary half-leather binding. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUANT7-658

In Spanish. Short description: Esteban A. de Varona. Trinidad de Cuba, Havana, 1947. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000414

In Spanish. Short description: Felix de Guarania. Despierten Las Palabras, Buenos Aires, 1985. Signed. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000522

In Spanish. Short description: Francisco de Oraa. Es necesario, Havana, 1964. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000549

In Spanish. Short description: Francisco de Oraa. Por nefas, La Habana, 1966. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000539

In Russian. Short description: Honor? de Balzac, Selected Works. Gift edition in a case, Moscow, 1949. In this single-volume ""Selected Works"" of Balzac, the most significant novels and stories that make up ""La Com?die Humaine"" are presented. The compilers aimed to achieve internal unity among the works included in the single volume. The first two sections of the single volume correspond to ""Studies of Manners."" The first section provides an insight into ""Scenes of Private Life"" and ""Scenes of Parisian Life."" It opens with the novel ""Father Goriot,"" which introduces the reader to the world of Balzac's characters and events most effectively. Following this novel, the stories and tales are arranged chronologically, all of them in some way connected to ""Father Goriot."" Balzac's stories are presented in chronological order, and the chronology of writing coincides with the chronology of events, giving the entire section a narrative completeness. The second section, dedicated to life in the… Read More

In Spanish. Short description: Jose de Espronceda. Sus mejores poesias, Havana, 1963. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000099

In Spanish. Short description: Leon de Greiff. Poesia, Havana, [1973]. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUZLO000107