One of the most evocative novels of the early period of the work of Leo Tolstoy – an author considered one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. The work tells the story of a young Russian aristocrat Olenin, who, in search of the meaning of life, leaves civilization and ends up in the Caucasus, in a Cossack community. There he confronts his romantic notions of a simple, natural life with the reality of harsh nature, war and ambiguous human relations. <\/p>\n
The central theme of the novel is the protagonist’s fascination with the world of the Cossacks and his affection for the beautiful Marianka, which becomes a symbol of his longing for authenticity and spiritual transformation. Tolstoy masterfully portrays the conflict between culture and nature, civilization and primitivism, selfishness and altruism, while creating a colorful picture of life on the frontier of the Russian Empire. The narrative combines psychological realism with poetic descriptions of the Caucasus landscape, which gives the novel a unique atmosphere. <\/p>\n
The 1928 interwar Polish edition is an interesting example of the reception of Russian literature during the Second Polish Republic. The copy was bound in a noble, handmade leather binding in the bindery of the Polish Antiquarian, which emphasizes its representative character, prestige and ensures structural durability and conservation safety for generations of collector use. <\/p>\n
The combination of classics of world literature and high-end bookbinding craftsmanship makes the copy attractive to collectors of Russian literature, Tolstoy lovers and those building elegant private libraries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pantheon Publishing House, Krakow – Warsaw 1928 <\/p>\n
18.5 cm, 267 pp.<\/p>\n
Translated by Jan Las.<\/p>\n
Bibliophilic leather binding made by hand in the bindery of the Polish Antiquarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[689,224],"product_tag":[356,780,852,853,567,851,854,396,789,855],"class_list":["post-32123","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-collectible-books","product_cat-foreign-literature","product_tag-antiquarian-polish","product_tag-collectors-book","product_tag-cossacks","product_tag-cracow-1928","product_tag-leather-binding-en","product_tag-leo-tolstoy","product_tag-pantheon-publishing","product_tag-russian-literature","product_tag-second-republic","product_tag-world-classics","first","outofstock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","entry","content-bg","loop-entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/32123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=32123"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=32123"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antykwariat-polski.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=32123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}