Sny sultana. Kartina 2 (Dreams of the Sultan. Scene 2)

by Efimov, F.
Publisher: Moskva (Moscow): s. n.
Binding/Media: Softcover
SKU: 001602
Description: Broadside, first edition; 21 1/2 x 27; illustrated with a steel engraving; several cuts and wrinkles to edges (only one affecting the edge of the illustration); intersecting fold-lines; spots of foxing mostly to margins; good to very good condition.A fascinating ephemeral piece, it was apparently published as one of three "scenes," during the Crimean War. In essence, the text was in a rayok form - literally meaning "a small paradise" in Russian, but commonly used to describe either a fairground peep show, performed with the help of a box with pictures viewed through magnifying lenses, or, just a special, humorous, rhymed prose. The intended audience of the broadside was the everyday, ordinary person, who needed to understand the current situation and facts surrounding the Crimean War, but in a simple, fun way. The present "Scene 2" lambasted the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and boosted the Russian people's nationalism and Christian identity. Not in OCLC or in the trade.

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