VASILY TYORKIN
Short description:
This publication, prepared for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, possesses not only artistic, but also historical value. All the items of an officer’s equipment used in making the binding for the book are authentic. The scuff marks, traces of wear and individual differences between each copy serve as a reminder of the fates of those who gave their lives for the sake of a peaceful future.
Artists:
Edition:
a limited number of copies signed by the publisher and the artist.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:2020
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Number of pages:varies depending on the number of illustrations
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Dimensions:-
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Paper:illustrations — Somerset (England), 250 g/m², handmade; text — Corolla Book (Italy), 120 g/m²
Language:
Russian
The poem Vasily Tyorkin is one of Alexander Tvardovsky’s most significant works. Published in army periodicals during the war in the form of brief, self-contained instalments about life on the front line for Tyorkin, an ordinary Red Army man with a keen sense of humour, it made its own distinctive contribution to the Victory, sustaining the fighting spirit of regular Soviet soldiers of that same kind.
The Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house prepared its edition of Tvardovsky’s poem Vasily Tyorkin for 9 May 2020, as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house prepared its edition of Tvardovsky’s poem Vasily Tyorkin for 9 May 2020, as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The articles of equipment used to produce the case and binding of the book are original items issued between 1930 and 1945, which makes each copy a unique historical relic. The use of this artistic device was founded upon the profound philosophical idea of combining the stories of the fates of the various owners of the military artefacts, of giving objects that had witnessed terrible events a new peaceful lease of life.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Author of the project – Piotr Suspitsyn
Author of the illustrations, drawings and design of the book – Yan Lelchuk
Printing of the etchings – Vasily Kleimyonov
Typing of the text on a mechanical typewriter – Alexander Trofimov
Binding work – Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Author of the project – Piotr Suspitsyn
Author of the illustrations, drawings and design of the book – Yan Lelchuk
Printing of the etchings – Vasily Kleimyonov
Typing of the text on a mechanical typewriter – Alexander Trofimov
Binding work – Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
The text used in the creation of the book was taken from volume 1 of the five-volume edition of Tvardovsky’s collected works (Moscow, Khudozhestvennaya literature, 1966)
The work consists of 26 chapters, an introduction and three digressions by the author. Each chapter tells about one episode in the front-line life of the central character, Vasily Tyorkin.
The text of the book was typed on an old mechanical typewriter (Rheinmetall, Germany, 1941). Stylistically it accords with the monochrome illustrations and unusual binding – with the overall concept of the edition, helping readers to immerse themselves deeper still in the atmosphere of the war years.
The work consists of 26 chapters, an introduction and three digressions by the author. Each chapter tells about one episode in the front-line life of the central character, Vasily Tyorkin.
The text of the book was typed on an old mechanical typewriter (Rheinmetall, Germany, 1941). Stylistically it accords with the monochrome illustrations and unusual binding – with the overall concept of the edition, helping readers to immerse themselves deeper still in the atmosphere of the war years.
The idea for the visual design of the book did not arise by chance. A series of graphic sketches that the gifted artist Yan Lelchuk had previously created on the theme of the frontline life of Soviet soldiers and his deep fascination with the military history of Russia in the 20th century and desire to be involved in the work on a publication devoted to the tremendous feat accomplished by the Soviet people lay behind this project of unique scope. As a member of the public military-historical club Svyazist, Yan Lelchuk takes part in reconstructions and collects weapons, uniforms and other items of daily use in the army. Having studied the historical materials, the artist took the verse narrative and translated it with painstaking precision and astonishing truthfulness into filigree-fine visual images.
Each copy of this edition of Vasily Tyorkin is unique, differing in the quantity of illustrations accompanying the text and also the technique used to produce them. The copy shown in the photographic gallery contains 13 etchings produced from Yan Lelchuk’s designs and five inset pencil drawings. Previous copies were produced in which all the illustrations for the chapters took the form of pencil drawings.
Work on the illustrative material for the print-run is currently still continuing. The publishing house plans to have all the chapters of the poem accompanied by illustrations.
Each copy of this edition of Vasily Tyorkin is unique, differing in the quantity of illustrations accompanying the text and also the technique used to produce them. The copy shown in the photographic gallery contains 13 etchings produced from Yan Lelchuk’s designs and five inset pencil drawings. Previous copies were produced in which all the illustrations for the chapters took the form of pencil drawings.
Work on the illustrative material for the print-run is currently still continuing. The publishing house plans to have all the chapters of the poem accompanied by illustrations.
To produce the binding for the book, the publishing house’s craftsmen used the field pouch of a Red Army officer with an insert. The pouch, bag or case issued to officers and sergeants was intended for carrying, storing and using documents, writing paraphernalia and the instruments necessary for performing their duties.
The insert from the pouch, which has been made part of the binding of the book, contains an opisometer (a device for measuring the length of curved lines on maps, plans and technical drawings), a pair of dividers, coloured graphite pencils, an eraser and a penknife.
The author’s initials and surname are embossed on the flap of the field pouch, the title of the poem on the spine of the book. The case and the endpapers are made of pieces of canvas taken from a soldier’s cape-tent. A mechanical wristwatch has been placed inside the case.
All copies within the print-run display clearly noticeable differences as the items used in finishing the books are authentic pieces of wartime equipment produced by various manufacturers in the period from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.
The insert from the pouch, which has been made part of the binding of the book, contains an opisometer (a device for measuring the length of curved lines on maps, plans and technical drawings), a pair of dividers, coloured graphite pencils, an eraser and a penknife.
The author’s initials and surname are embossed on the flap of the field pouch, the title of the poem on the spine of the book. The case and the endpapers are made of pieces of canvas taken from a soldier’s cape-tent. A mechanical wristwatch has been placed inside the case.
All copies within the print-run display clearly noticeable differences as the items used in finishing the books are authentic pieces of wartime equipment produced by various manufacturers in the period from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
-
Year of publication:2020
-
Number of pages:varies depending on the number of illustrations
-
Dimensions:-
-
Paper:illustrations — Somerset (England), 250 g/m², handmade; text — Corolla Book (Italy), 120 g/m²
Language:
Russian
The poem Vasily Tyorkin is one of Alexander Tvardovsky’s most significant works. Published in army periodicals during the war in the form of brief, self-contained instalments about life on the front line for Tyorkin, an ordinary Red Army man with a keen sense of humour, it made its own distinctive contribution to the Victory, sustaining the fighting spirit of regular Soviet soldiers of that same kind.
The Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house prepared its edition of Tvardovsky’s poem Vasily Tyorkin for 9 May 2020, as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house prepared its edition of Tvardovsky’s poem Vasily Tyorkin for 9 May 2020, as part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
The articles of equipment used to produce the case and binding of the book are original items issued between 1930 and 1945, which makes each copy a unique historical relic. The use of this artistic device was founded upon the profound philosophical idea of combining the stories of the fates of the various owners of the military artefacts, of giving objects that had witnessed terrible events a new peaceful lease of life.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Author of the project – Piotr Suspitsyn
Author of the illustrations, drawings and design of the book – Yan Lelchuk
Printing of the etchings – Vasily Kleimyonov
Typing of the text on a mechanical typewriter – Alexander Trofimov
Binding work – Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Author of the project – Piotr Suspitsyn
Author of the illustrations, drawings and design of the book – Yan Lelchuk
Printing of the etchings – Vasily Kleimyonov
Typing of the text on a mechanical typewriter – Alexander Trofimov
Binding work – Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Text
The text used in the creation of the book was taken from volume 1 of the five-volume edition of Tvardovsky’s collected works (Moscow, Khudozhestvennaya literature, 1966)
The work consists of 26 chapters, an introduction and three digressions by the author. Each chapter tells about one episode in the front-line life of the central character, Vasily Tyorkin.
The text of the book was typed on an old mechanical typewriter (Rheinmetall, Germany, 1941). Stylistically it accords with the monochrome illustrations and unusual binding – with the overall concept of the edition, helping readers to immerse themselves deeper still in the atmosphere of the war years.
The work consists of 26 chapters, an introduction and three digressions by the author. Each chapter tells about one episode in the front-line life of the central character, Vasily Tyorkin.
The text of the book was typed on an old mechanical typewriter (Rheinmetall, Germany, 1941). Stylistically it accords with the monochrome illustrations and unusual binding – with the overall concept of the edition, helping readers to immerse themselves deeper still in the atmosphere of the war years.
Illustrations
The idea for the visual design of the book did not arise by chance. A series of graphic sketches that the gifted artist Yan Lelchuk had previously created on the theme of the frontline life of Soviet soldiers and his deep fascination with the military history of Russia in the 20th century and desire to be involved in the work on a publication devoted to the tremendous feat accomplished by the Soviet people lay behind this project of unique scope. As a member of the public military-historical club Svyazist, Yan Lelchuk takes part in reconstructions and collects weapons, uniforms and other items of daily use in the army. Having studied the historical materials, the artist took the verse narrative and translated it with painstaking precision and astonishing truthfulness into filigree-fine visual images.
Each copy of this edition of Vasily Tyorkin is unique, differing in the quantity of illustrations accompanying the text and also the technique used to produce them. The copy shown in the photographic gallery contains 13 etchings produced from Yan Lelchuk’s designs and five inset pencil drawings. Previous copies were produced in which all the illustrations for the chapters took the form of pencil drawings.
Work on the illustrative material for the print-run is currently still continuing. The publishing house plans to have all the chapters of the poem accompanied by illustrations.
Each copy of this edition of Vasily Tyorkin is unique, differing in the quantity of illustrations accompanying the text and also the technique used to produce them. The copy shown in the photographic gallery contains 13 etchings produced from Yan Lelchuk’s designs and five inset pencil drawings. Previous copies were produced in which all the illustrations for the chapters took the form of pencil drawings.
Work on the illustrative material for the print-run is currently still continuing. The publishing house plans to have all the chapters of the poem accompanied by illustrations.
Binding
To produce the binding for the book, the publishing house’s craftsmen used the field pouch of a Red Army officer with an insert. The pouch, bag or case issued to officers and sergeants was intended for carrying, storing and using documents, writing paraphernalia and the instruments necessary for performing their duties.
The insert from the pouch, which has been made part of the binding of the book, contains an opisometer (a device for measuring the length of curved lines on maps, plans and technical drawings), a pair of dividers, coloured graphite pencils, an eraser and a penknife.
The author’s initials and surname are embossed on the flap of the field pouch, the title of the poem on the spine of the book. The case and the endpapers are made of pieces of canvas taken from a soldier’s cape-tent. A mechanical wristwatch has been placed inside the case.
All copies within the print-run display clearly noticeable differences as the items used in finishing the books are authentic pieces of wartime equipment produced by various manufacturers in the period from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.
The insert from the pouch, which has been made part of the binding of the book, contains an opisometer (a device for measuring the length of curved lines on maps, plans and technical drawings), a pair of dividers, coloured graphite pencils, an eraser and a penknife.
The author’s initials and surname are embossed on the flap of the field pouch, the title of the poem on the spine of the book. The case and the endpapers are made of pieces of canvas taken from a soldier’s cape-tent. A mechanical wristwatch has been placed inside the case.
All copies within the print-run display clearly noticeable differences as the items used in finishing the books are authentic pieces of wartime equipment produced by various manufacturers in the period from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.
Alexander Tvardovsky
VASILY TYORKIN
This publication, prepared for the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, possesses not only artistic, but also historical value.