The Tale of the Golden Cockerel by Alexander Pushkin. Published by Circle of Collectors, Moscow, 2008. Limited edition of 120 copies, copy no. 55. Softcover with color illustrations by Vasiliy Masyutin, 1884 to 1955, a Russian emigre artist based in Berlin. The lot also includes a hardcover edition of One Thousand and One Nights in Russian, in plastic packaging. The Tale of the Golden Cockerel is the last fairy tale in verse by Alexander Pushkin, 1799 to 1937, was a Russian writer of the Romantic era considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Antiquarian Librarian Books And Magazines For Collectors.