This is a very RARE 1947 edition of "Romantika" (Романтика)

by Mykola Khvylovy

$316 · Offered by eBay

A 1947 edition of "Romantika" (Романтика) by Mykola Khvylovy Я (Романтика)) by Mykola Khvylovy was a rare émigré publication printed in Regensburg, Germany, by the "Universal Library" book society. It helped preserve the legacy of Ukraine's executed renaissance abroad. Background of the Work Original writing: Written in 1924 during the vibrant but politically tense period of Soviet Ukrainian literature. Core theme: A psychological masterwork depicting a Cheka chief torn between revolutionary fanaticism and his mother's forgiveness. The Author's Fate: Mykola Khvylovy died by suicide in 1933 to protest the Stalinist purges destroying his literary generation. Significance of the 1947 Regensburg Edition Displaced Persons (DP) Camps: Published in post-World War II Germany inside Ukrainian refugee and displaced persons camps. Cultural Preservation: Issued as a 40-page booklet by the "Universal Library" (Універсальна Бібліотека) to keep prohibited Soviet-suppressed Ukrainian modernism alive for refugees. Access: Surviving copies of this rare 1947 print are preserved digitally in archives like Diasporiana and physical émigré collections A VERY RARE COPY OF THIS PRINTED BOOKLET Size:- 14.5cm X 10.5cm Weight 26g ---------------------------------------------- PLEASE EXAMINE PICTURES CAREFULLY AS THEY FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION ====================================== ===================================== IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS Taxes, duties and other charges of your cou

• Year: 1947
• Condition: Good

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