The Twelve by Alexander Blok. Facsimile of the first edition, published by Kniga, Moscow, 1980. In original slip case. The set also includes the draft version of the poem. Alexander Blok, 1880 to 1921, was a Russian Silver Age poet. The Twelve is a controversial long poem written early in 1918 and is one of the first poetic responses to the October Revolution. The poem was originally published by Alkonost, Saint Petersburg, with illustrations by Yuri Annenkov. Antiquarian Librarian Books For Collectors, Russian Literature.
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