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The book focuses on Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), a prominent male interpreter of female roles and the phenomena of modern Chinese theater. Mei, often referred to as the "Queen of Peking Opera," played a pioneering role in introducing Beijing Opera to foreign countries, engaging in cultural exchanges with Japan, the United States, and other regions. He embarked on global tours, forging friendships with influential figures in the Western entertainment industry, including the likes of Charlie Chaplin. During his visit to North America in 1930, Mei even had the opportunity to explore Hollywood, where he was warmly received by renowned stars such as Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. This booklet includes several articles such as a biographical sketch, "Some Aspects of Chinese Theatrical Art" by P.C. Chang, a professor at Nankai University, an abbreviated article about the artist by a theater critic for the New York Times Stark Young, "The Character Types and the Chinese Stage", and "Some Outstanding… Read More

Shankhai, Epokha, 1943.One of 400 numbered copies printed. Our copy is #112. Rare and unusual Akhmatova's and Pasternak's publications. This poetry anthology was prepared by a sinologist Vladimir Rogov (1906-1988), who worked at the Chinese Eastern Railway and was a press correspondent for TASS in China since 1937. He also participated in creation of Shidai/Epokha pro-Soviet publishing house in Shanghai. In February 1942 the Japanese started to arrest many foreign journalists, businessmen, and police officers. This anthology was issued in February 1943 and Rogov was forced to return to Moscow in April. The books include war poetry of well-known contemporary Soviet authors like Konstantin Simonov, Vera Inber, Samuil Marshak, Sergey Mikhalkov, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, all their names appeared in the Rogov's preface. But this anthology is mostly interesting for publishing verses by Boris Pasternak (four poems) and Anna Akhmatova (four poems, not two as noticed at Content page, including Kliatva and Kopai,… Read More

One of 20 000 copies published.First and only edition of these illustrations.
Working as a journalist, Galina Serebryakova (1905-1980), revolutionary, journalist and writer, was sent on assignments in China, Geneva and Paris in 1927-1928. She was married to a politician Leonid Serebryakov, then to a minister of finance and ambassador of USSR to the the United Kingdom Grigori Sokolnikov. He was executed during the Great Purge. Galina was arrested in 1937 and spent over twenty years in the Gulag prisons. All her books were banned in Russia and held on library special storage section till 1956.
Unusual black&white illustrations by A. Korotkin who made several other editions about China for young readers. The drawings've put on the pages without margins. This story devoted to poor Chinese guy Li Fuang who became rickshaw in Beijing. His friend told him about Lenin and the Communists before his death. Li Fuang was forcibly recruited into the Army but was able to escape. During the Shanghai massacre he… Read More

One of 3 000 copies printed. Very rare. First edition of these translations.
This is the very first Russian book by Zhou Shuren, better known by his pen name Lu Xun (鲁迅; 1881-1936), a prominent Chinese writer, essayist, and literary critic who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern Chinese literature. He is often referred to as the "father of modern Chinese literature." Mao Zedong himself was a lifelong admirer of Lu Xun's writing. In 1927, the writer was considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature for "The True Story of Ah Q" (阿Q正傳; 1921-1922) but rejected the possibility of accepting the nomination.Furthermore, it should be noted that the translation of modern Chinese literature in the USSR began with Lu Xun, and he became one of the most well-known Chinese writers of the 20th century for Russian readers.The book includes his iconic work "The True Story of Ah Q" and seven other stories (all are first Russian translations): "The Story of Hair" (头发的故事,… Read More

One of 7 000 copies published. Rare. First and only edition.
The 1935 Soviet tour of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), a prominent Chinese male performer known for his portrayal of female roles, marked the first occasion when a traditional Chinese theater troupe visited Europe. This tour is considered a significant act of cultural diplomacy that helped break an impasse in foreign relations between the USSR and China, subsequently contributing to the formation of a defensive military alliance in response to escalating Japanese aggression (Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931). The tour was organized by the All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries (VOKS). The troupe arrived on March 12 and staged performances for six days in the Moscow Concert Hall, followed by eight days in Leningrad (where Stalin himself attended one of the performances). The tour concluded on April 13 at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. "From the point of view of Soviet domestic policy, this invitation could hardly be… Read More

One of 6 000 copies printed.
A handbook about contemporary China. There are articles in alphabetical order. It includes information about The Kuomintang of China, the Anfu Club, the Gentry, events of the Taiping Rebellion and The Boxer Rebellion, information about Li Dazhao, Wang Ching-wei, Tan Pingshan, Chiang Kai-shek. There are some information about agriculture, industry, trade, finance, history, society, geography and culture. It contains the article about Chiang Kai-shek though it is not in alphabetical order but in the end of the book. Here he is called 'a traitor'.
There is a map with the borders of China during the Chinese Revolution of 1925-1927. Two more detailed maps of Shanghai and Nanjing.
One of the authors Sergey Shvarsalon has been the stepson of the famous Russian poet Vyacheslav Ivanov. He studied in UK and Switzerland before the Revoultion. After the Revolution, Shvarsalon worked at the Institute for Economic Research and at the Central Committee of the Communist International.… Read More