Резюме на английском языке

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An account of life and work of E. Petrayev, a soviet bibliophile and writer from Kirov.

Checking historic facts as described in M. Sholokhov's "And Quiet Flows the Don" against genuine historic records, Sergei Simanov, the Russian Civil War historian describes the novel as an accurate historic chronicle.

The founder of the Ail-Union State Library of Foreign Literature, Honoured Vice-President of the International Federation of Library Associations presents a collection of Spanish books that the Republic of Spain donated to the Soviet Union in 1938. The article reviews the most valuble items of the collection and explores their historic background.

A prominent bibliophile reviews book catalogues issued by some bibliophile clubs and outlines the history of the bibliophile movement in this country.

The popular Slovak poet is known as a translator of poetry by A. Akhmatova, M. Tsvetayeva, Y. Yevtusnenko and many other Russian poets. In his interview he discusses the books that shaped both his personality and his writing.

A Leningrad bibliophile reports on the current problems of the bibliophile movement's theory and nistory discussed at a conference held in Leningrad in October 1985.

A bibliophile from Leningrad presents his collection of the popular French writer's works and portrays Maurois as a book-collector and book-lover.

The article features the International Association of Exlibrist Societies. Mr. Butler, an expert in modern book design dwells upon some practical aspects of its activity.

The author recalls his meeting with W. Butler, portrays his life and work and surveys the links between exlibrists in Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

A biographic sketch of V. S. Pecherin, a young scientist, poet and professor of Moscow University-and a presumed prototype of the main character in M. Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time".

In his interview, N. B. Volkova, Director of the Central State Archives of Literature and Arts traces the Archives' history and describes the way their stock is looked after and enriched. Theoretic and educational activities of the Archives are also discussed.

Academician B. A. Rybakov (Academy of Sciences of the USSR) explores the sources and character of the art of the Strigolniks, Novgorod and Pskov heretics who opposed Christian Orthodox ritualism. Their literature, epigraphy and art enjoyed popularity in late fourteenth century Russia and contributed greatly to the development of humanistic ideas.

A journalist and book design critic reviews an exhibition of book illustrations held in Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) in 1985, paying special attention to most remarkable illustrations made by artists from the USSR, the Federal Republic of Germany, Czechoslovakia and other countries.

A review of the exhibition of Moscow book illustratiors held in the fall of 1985 in Podolsk near Moscow. "Artist and Literature" was the motto of the exhibition.

The article discusses the interaction of bibliophiles and book designers today. It also gives a brief historic account of book and book illustration exhibitions.

The son of the acclaimed Russian Soviet poet in his reminiscences sheds new light on his father's life and poetry.

These autobiographic notes from A. Remizov's book "With Closely Cropped Eyes" recreate the images of the writer's childhood, his personal discovery of the world of fairy tales, books, letters. The publication is supplemented with excerpts from the memoirs of S. P. Remizova-Dovgello, the writer's wife, and a commentary providing the necessary background for readers of this unconventional Russian writer who often resorted to lexical and syntactical archaization of the language in his prose.

We present the first Russian translation of a story by L. Blockman, President of the American Association of Detective Story Writers. The story describes an investigation of a crime triggered off by bibliomania.

The article examines some rare editions belonging to the Institute of Russian Literature and Arts (Academy of Sciences of the USSR).

Borrowing material from Russian and world literature, the author views reading not merely as a personality-shaping process but also as a key to self-awareness.