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[UKRAINIAN EXISTENTIALISM] Домонтович В. Дiвчина з ведмедиком. 1928
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[UKRAINIAN EXISTENTIALISM] Домонтович В. Дiвчина з ведмедиком. 1928. [UKRAINIAN EXISTENTIALISM]. In the 1920s, he was close to the neoclassical group. Petrov’s works echo the ideas of the existentialists in many aspects. In 1930, he appeared in the case of the fictitious Union for the Liberation of Ukraine. [UKRAINIAN EXISTENTIALISM] Domontovych, V. Divchyna z vedmedykom. Nepravdopodibni istyny [i.e. The Girl with a Teddy Bear. Improbable Truths]. Kyiv: Siaivo, [1928]. Домонтович В. Дiвчина з ведмедиком. Неправдоподiбнi iстини. Київ: Сяйво, [1928]. 200 pp. 17 × 12 cm. In original wrappers with Ukrainian ornament and letterpress design on front cover. Lacking spine, sections glued to each other with paper strips, ex-library: stamps of special storage and general storage in Russian State Library. ‘Deaccessioned’ stamp on top of those, the stamps crossed out: this book was sold off by the library in the 2010s as a part of a larger campaign for deaccessioning Soviet books in national languages. Otherwise clean. This work is one of the most extravagant and widely known texts by Ukrainian modernist writer and ethnographer Viktor Domontovych (pseudonym of Viktor Petrov; 1894–1969). In the 1920s, he was close to the neoclassical group. It was at this time that he wrote most of his artistic works under the pseudonym of V. Domontovich. Petrov’s works echo the ideas of the existentialists in many aspects. In 1930, he appeared in the case of the fictitious Union for the Liberation of Ukraine. This case was fabricated by the GPU of the Ukrainian SSR in the late 1920s to discredit the Ukrainian scientific intelligentsia as part of the USSR’s centralized repressive policy. Because of this, his early Soviet books got to special access storages and Petrov was demoted from a director to a researcher. Then, starting from the early 1930s, he collaborated with the Soviet intelligence service. During the Stalinist repressions, Petrov continued to work as a scientist, while his former neoclassical colleagues were arrested. From 1941, he lived in German-occupied Kharkiv. He published the magazine “Ukrainsky Zasev” [Ukrainian Sowing] in 1942-1943. Towards the end of the German-Soviet War, he found himself in Germany and was associated with the Ukrainian Scientific Institute in Berlin. He was one of the founders of the Artistic Ukrainian Movement (MUR). While in exile, from 1947 to 1949, he taught ethnography at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ukrainian Free University in Munich and at the Theological Academy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. In 1949, he unexpectedly vanished from Munich without warning and resurfaced in the USSR – working for the Institute of the History of Material Culture in Moscow. In the novel, events unfold in 1920s Kyiv. The main character is a chemical engineer and teacher who meets the wealthy family and becomes a tutor for their daughters. One of them captivates him with her avant-garde spirit. She yearns for freedom and challenges social norms. Despite the fact that Petrov was an agent of the NKVD–KGB, none of his literary works were written in the style of socialist realism. Worldcat shows the only paper copy located in the Cleveland Public Library. ABOUT US Globus Books is an independent San Francisco-based bookshop and a member of the American Booksellers Association and the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and has been in business since 1971. Globus Rare Books and Archives is the department within Globus Books that specializes in rare travel and exploration related items from around the world with an emphasis on the Americas, the Pacific and Russian explorers and travellers. GUARANTEE All items are guaranteed to be as described. Purchases may be returned for any reason within ten days of receipt for a full refund or credit, but please notify us of any returns in advance. Returns should be adequately packed and insured. SHIPPING We offer free shipping worldwide on any purchases over 500 USD. All orders are properly packed with care and attention and shipped within 2-3 business days. FEEDBACK We leave feedback for buyers once they have left feedback for us. Please contact us immediately in the case of a rare problem and we will try our best to resolve any issues promptly. Customer satisfaction is very important to us. PAYMENT METHODS We accept Mastercard, Visa, Paypal, Venmo, bank transfers and $US checks.
