tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770160275884307357.post1207539721689087700..comments2024-01-18T23:15:37.912-08:00Comments on Past Print: Lenin book / 1987Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453224162850551990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770160275884307357.post-68636535798052162492014-10-15T06:02:48.762-07:002014-10-15T06:02:48.762-07:00Thanks for the great scans of this! I actually ha...Thanks for the great scans of this! I actually have the Cuban edition (Spanish translation) and it is a lovely piece of design/art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770160275884307357.post-27647780726411663732013-06-25T22:56:36.962-07:002013-06-25T22:56:36.962-07:00Thanks for this. RobinThanks for this. RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453224162850551990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770160275884307357.post-42572773541453086782013-06-25T12:15:11.712-07:002013-06-25T12:15:11.712-07:00It is Vladimir Mayakovsky's (1893-1930) poem &...It is Vladimir Mayakovsky's (1893-1930) poem "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1924). Mayakovsky is the most famous soviet poet, he is noted for incredibly powerful lines (some of which are still in common use as sayings), experiments with the rhythm and form of the verses (he was one of the leading figures of futurism) and his personality. Everybody in Russia still loves him, no matter what political preferences are<br /><br />The opening page reads:<br />[To] Russian<br />Communist<br />Party<br />I dedicate<br /><br />Illustrations for this edition are made by Dmitri Spiridonovich Bisti (Дмитрий Спиридонович Бисти; Д. Бисти, 1925-1990) mostly around 1967. His favorite technique was woodcut. On a personal note, the first time I've seen his illustrations was in the novel Kappa by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.<br />PinWizzhttp://pinwizz.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.com