Stikhotvorenia (Poems)

Iurii Sidorov; Andrei Belii, Boris Sadovskii, Sergei Solov'ev (introductory articles); Olga Mikhailova (drawing); Anatolii Arapov (decorations); Nikolai Feofilaktov (publisher s logo)

Published by Al tsiona, Moskva, 1910

Russian language. Octavo 22 x 16 cm. Wrappers, 96, [7] pp. Print run 1,000 copies. Slight foxing of the wrappers, repaired spine and small missing pieces of bottom outer corners of front wrapper and six first sheets, fingerprints on several pages. The only collection of poems by a talented Russian poet Iuri Sidorov (1887-1909) published already posthumously. During his short lifetime of twenty-one years only two of his poems were published, both in the almanac Chrysopras (1906), which are not included in the current collection. The poet s disappointment with the results of the 1905 1907 revolution and his turn towards monarchist sentiments, with subsequent support of the religious-minded ideology within symbolism that was promoted by the Moscow magazine Vesy (the Scales) influenced his poetic works. The poetry collection opens with three articles by Andrei Belii, Boris Sadovskii, Sergei Solov ev, and includes 55 poems. According to the critics, Sidorov due to his young age, did not have time to develop his own manner. His poem Muse is reminiscent of early Khodasevich, and Oleography even of Georgy Ivanov, in the poem Psychopompus images derived from Judaic, Greek, Persian and other mythologies. In his review of Sidorov's posthumous poetic book we see Bryusov's polemic against Bely's obituary of Sidorov. In Sidorov's works and personality Bely saw a synthesis of "a writer" and "a man" whereas Bryusov emphasized primarily bookisch, literary nature of the early deceased poet's works. (V. Savelov Yu. Sidorov and V. Bryusov ) The book came out from Moscow-based Al tsiona publishing house (1910-1923), founded primarily to feature works by symbolists. Publisher s logo on the first page designed by art nouveau and symbolist artist Nikolay Petrovich Feofilaktov (1876-1941). Edition is richly decorated wirh abundance of graphic illustrations, which include refined decadent drawing by the painter Olga Pavlovna Mikhailova and six full-page graphic illustrations serving as chapter openers by Anatolii Arapov. Painter O. P. Mikhailova, a native from Nizny Novgorod (practically unknown to the researchers of Russian Silver Age culture) was a favourite student of professor Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Illustrated books of poems by noted symbolists, such as Konstantin Balmont. Russian painter and graphic artist Anatolii Arapov (1876-1949) in his early works (1900s-1910s) was close to Symbolism, in the 1920's went through a fascination with constructivism, and since 1930s turned to socialist realism. As symbolist collaborated with magazines Vesy, Iskusstvo, Zolotoe Runo. Seller Inventory # 238

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stikhotvorenia (Poems)
Publisher: Al tsiona, Moskva
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition