Search Results: Titles starting with P from Globus Books

Moscow: Gosizdat RSFSR - Moskovskii rabochii, 1930. 28 pp. 16,5x10 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Very good, pale foxing on covers and title page, small spot on outer margin of last leavesб ink number on front cover. A cheap propaganda brochure of the Stalinist era. It was issued in a series 'Knizhka kopeika' [Penny book] mainly selling fragile books of short stories. This one warned Soviet people about the aggressive policy of bourgeois countries and their preparation for the start of another world war and a war against the Soviet Union in particular. The author is a prominent Soviet military officer and politician, the first Marshal of the Soviet Union, Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969). He emphasized that after the Treaty of Versailles, European countries started military actions against their colonies and controlled territories in Africa and Asia: all of them meant dependence of any war on imperialism. He published increasing amounts of firearms and military equipment in other countries that… Read More

New Book. Переплет: Твердый Страниц: 352 Формат: 150х210х10 мм Недатированный ежедневник серии PRE-RAPHAELITES с белоснежной бумагой блока и необычной шелковой обложкой с растительным орнаментом будет радовать Вас с первого дня. Высококачественные материалы ежедневника, закругленный уголок обложки, современные технологии производства надолго сохранят привлекательный внешний вид изделия. ВНИМАНИЕ! Внешний вид и цвет товара может отличаться от изображенного на сайте!

Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo, 1929. 40 pp.: ill. 30,5x23,5 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Stamps of provincial archive on both issues (front cover, p. 1, 17, 19, 40), #17: ink note of front cover and p. 16, spine chipped. Otherwise very good. Cover design and layouts were created by constructivist artist Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958). Edited by N. Chudnovskii. Two issues of the only All-Union organ of proletarian studentship published for universities and fabfaks. It was initiated as 'Krasnaia molodezh'' (1924-1925), published as 'Krasnoe studenchestvo' (1925-1935), 'Sovietskoe studenchestvo' (1936-1941, 1946-1947). In the late 1940s, the entire editorial board, headed by B. Chetverikov, was executed, due to "the struggle against sabotage and decay". The periodical continued publication as an almanac until 1967. It was renamed into 'Studencheskii meridian' and has been coming out under this title up to the day. Meanwhile, in the 1970s, it stopped promoting ideological texts and turned… Read More

New York: Harper Brothers Publishers, 1927. Used. Hardcover 345 pp., illustrated Feodor Chaliapine is perhaps the most legendary operatic bass in history. Possessed of a large and beautiful voice, he devoted himself to all aspects of his art - most significantly his dramatic portrayals - at a time when such things were not at all typical of singers. This Autobiography of Feodor Ivanovitch Chaliapine details his life growing up until he became involved in performing. It was revised, enlarged and edited by Katharine Wright and translated by H.M. Buck. The book also contains some pictures from parts that he portrayed.

Москва: Советская Россия, 1985. Переплет: Твердый, коробка Страниц: 168, с иллюстрациями Вторая четверть XIX века - период наивысших художественных достижений гжельского керамического искусства во всех его отраслях. Summary, list of illustrations in English.

Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1975. Used. Hardcover 394 pp., illustrated The album presents reproductions of the best canvases in the possession of one of the country's oldest museums. В альбоме воспроизводятся лучшие произведения коллекции одного из старейших музеев страны.

Vintage. New Book. Paperback. 320 pp. In Pale Fire Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswell, Dr. Charles Kinbote; a darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue.

Санкт-Петербург: Художник РСФСР, 1983. Переплет: Твердый, коробка Страниц: 368, с иллюстрациями Формат: Энциклопедический Book in Russian and in English.

Москва: Прогресс, 1971. Переплет: Твердый Страниц: 64, с иллюстрациями A book in Russian, German, French, Italian and English languages. Condition: very good, minor defects of the book cover. "There are few art lovers in the world who have not heard of Palekh. Maxim Gorky called its art one of the small miracles created by the Revo-lution. Lacquered miniatures, as bright as the feathers of the legendary fire-bird, originate here, taking to the far corners of the earth the inspired. poetic art of the wondrous village and its magnificent artists and craftsmen". "Трудно найти на просторах земли человека, ценящего прекрасное, который бы ничего не слышал о Палехе. Одним из маленьких чудес, созданных революцией, назвал его искусство Максим Горький. Отсюда, из Палеха, во все концы… Read More

Москва: Аврора, 1974. Переплет: Твердый, коробка Страниц: 95, с иллюстрациями Формат: Энциклопедический Панорама-литография Невского проспекта была издана в 1830-1835 годах Андреем Михайловичем Прево (1801-1867). Автор акварельного оригинала Панорамы - крепостной художник Василий Семенович Садовников (1800-1879). Главная тема его творчества - тема Петербурга, одухотворенная любовью к городу, стремление постичь и передать его сложный и изменчивый образ. Отличительная черта художника - способность видеть Петербург не только в изысканных линиях его строгой… Read More

Moscow: GARAGE, 2021. New Book. Hardcover, 374 pp. with ills. The first comprehensive publication covering the history of paper architecture, a unique phenomenon of the Soviet 1980s. Architect and curator Yuri Avvakumov explores the legendary movement of paper architects which the author himself was an avid representative of. Paper architecture-a variation of conceptualism in architecture that circulated in the form of journal publications, exhibitions, and competitions of ideas-was the product of nonconformist reflection which appropriated languages and tropes of various architectural style for the creation of multivalent project designs. Paper architecture brings together the visual means of expression typical of fine arts, architecture proper, literature, and theater. The book features texts and works by all the key participants of the movement, including Yuri Avvakumov, Mikhail Belov, Alexander Brodsky, Lev Evzovich, Totan Kuzembaev, Vyachslav Mizin, Ilya Utkin, and Mikhail Philippov.… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. Used. Excelelnet condition.. Hardcover. Dust Jacket. 214 pp. Simon, a middle-aged architect separated from his wife, is given the chance to live out a stereotypical male fantasy: freed from the travails of married life, he ends up living with three nubile lingerie models who use him as a sexual object. Set in the 1980s, there's a further tension between Simon's desire to exploit this stereotypical fantasy and his (as well as the author's) desire to treat the women as human beings, despite the women's claims that Simon can't distinguish between their personalities. Employing a variety of forms, Barthelme gracefully plays with this setup, creating a story that's not just funny-although it's definitely that-but actually quite melancholy, as Simon knows that the women's departure is inevitable, that this "paradise" will come to an end, and that he'll be left with only an empty house, booze, and regrets about chances not taken.

Boston: Beacon Press, 2021. New Book. Hardcover. 232 pp. Merging real stories with research and on-the-ground reporting, an award-winning journalist and immigrant explores multicultural parenting and identity in the US. Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant families, Masha Rumer paints a realistic and compassionate picture of what it's like for immigrant parents raising a child in America while honoring their cultural identities. Parenting with an Accent incorporates a diverse collection of voices and experiences, giving readers an intimate look at the lives of many different immigrant families across the country. Using empirical data, humor, and on-the-ground reportage, Rumer offers interviews with experts on various aspects of parenting as an immigrant, including the challenges of acculturation, bilingualism strategies, and childcare. She visits a children's Amharic class at an Ethiopian church in New York, a California vegetable farm, a Persian immersion school, and more.… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. New book. Binding: Paperback 168 pp. A Part of Speech contains poems from the years 1965-1978, translated by various hands. "Like the Auden who was, no less than Lowell, his champion, Brodsky is a master of traditional forms." - The New York Times Book Review.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1949. Used. Hardcover 365 pp. This vintage book contains B. P. Babkin's 1949 biography of Ivan Pavlov, "Pavlov - A Biography". Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936) was a Russian physiologist famous for his work in classical conditioning and 'Pavlov's Dog'. He spent his life studying physiology and science, and made numerous significant discoveries that are still relevant today. As a result of his pioneering work, Pavlov was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Physiology. This detailed and uniquely insightful biography will appeal to anyone with an interest in his life and work, and would make for a brilliant addition to any personal collection. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

UK: Penguin Books, 2015. New Book. Paperback 480 pp. Edited by Robert Chandler, Boris Dralyuk, Irina Mashinski. An enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler together with poets Boris Dralyuk and Irina Mashinski. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged, with Pushkin and his contemporaries ushering in the 'Golden Age' of Russian literature. Prose briefly gained the high ground in the second half of the nineteenth century, but poetry again became dominant in the 'Silver Age' (the early twentieth century), when belief in reason and progress yielded once more to a more magical view of the world. During the Soviet era, poetry became a dangerous, subversive activity; nevertheless, poets such as Osip Mandelstam and Anna Akhmatova continued to defy the censors. This anthology traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets -… Read More

Penguin Books, 1998. New Book. Paperback. 1024 pp. On the brink of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, read the most vivid, moving, and comprehensive history of the events that changed the world. It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. Within the broad stokes of war and revolution are miniature histories of individuals, in which Figes follows the main players' fortunes as they saw their hopes die and their world crash into ruins. Unlike previous accounts that trace the origins of the revolution to overreaching… Read More

Лондон: OPI, 1989. Страниц: 470. Обычный формат 18,5х12 см В издательской иллюстрированной обложке Анджея Краузе (Andrzej Krauze). Книга представляет «толковый словарь-справочник советского языка», с поправкой на Перестройку и новые явления жизни. Автор книги - израильско-американский историк, иностранный член РАН (с 2011 г.), социолог и политолог Илья Григорьевич Земцов (р. 1938). В 1970-х гг. покинул СССР, в Израиле занимал высокие посты, работал в особом управлении, которое осуществляло контакты между правительствами СССР и Израиля по вопросам науки, безопасности и пр. В… Read More

Sao Paolo, 2000. Paperback. 200 pp. In Portugese Language. The edition contains the short stories by Nabokov. Translated to Portuguese by Jodio Dauster.

London: Spring Books, 1949. Hardcover 167 pp., illustrated The album contains 112 black and white plates and 17 color illustration. The reissue of this important and attractive book, first published in 1949, will be welcomed by anyone who recognises and appreciates a standard of craftsmanship which, in our modern world of machines and mass production, is rarely, if ever, encountered.