Editions of Works by A.S. Pushkin in the Russian Abroad (1917–1988): To the 225^th Anniversary of his Birth

Abstract

For the first time, the history of publication of works by A.S. Pushkin is restored in Russian Abroad. The chronology of the periods of publications of the poet in emigration is reconstructed. There, the works of A.S. Pushkin’s works were published in all types of publications – in academic ones, works collections, selected works, publications for adult readers children, for educational purposes. The main attention was paid to the publishing houses that published the books of the great Russian poet in the capitals and in the main centers of the book business of the Russian emigration. In Berlin, the greatest number of the great Russian poet’s works were published by the publishing houses “I.P. Ladyzhnikov”, “Petropolis”, “Slovo”, “Neva”, and “Literatura”. In Paris, it is necessary to highlight the publishing houses of “E. Siyalskaya”, “Illustrated Russia”, “S. Lifar”. In Prague, A.S. Pushkin was published by “Nasha Rech”, “Kremlin”, “Slavyanskoe Publishing House” and “Khutor”. Celebrating the centenary of the tragic death of the great poet resulted in renewal of A.S. Pushkin works publications. The activities of the “Central Pushkin Committee in Paris” are highlighted. The features of A.S. Pushkin publications are explained for emigrants in Estonia and Latvia and the local Russian population. The main centers of the provincial book business of the Russian emigration in Harbin, Shanghai, and Buenos Aires are shown. The emergence of the second wave of Russian emigration contributed to a new period of publication of A.S. Pushkin’s books. The publishing activity of Russian emigrants in camps for displaced persons is studied. A brief outline of the history of DР publishing houses is given.

Keywords

• russian abroad
• book publishing
• a.s. pushkin
• russian emigration
• books
• berlin
• paris
• prague
• dр publishing houses