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Waterlow, Jonathan
It's Only a Joke, Comrade!: Humour, Trust and Everyday Life under Stalin
8vo, pp.308. 'A stunningly original study of Stalinist society... Waterlow’s fresh and fluent style crackles with wit and perception... Essential reading for anyone interested in how human beings navigate a path through times of extraordinary upheaval, privation and danger' – Daniel Beer, author of The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile under the Tsars 'An extraordinary achievement. Jonathan Waterlow has found a unique lens into Stalinist society through this brilliant exploration of humor.' – Ronald Grigor Suny, author of The Soviet Experiment 'Re-vitalizes our understanding of Soviet society' – Lynne Viola, author of The Unknown Gulag 'Jonathan Waterlow’s fascinating book is, however, a pioneering historical study of the genre, unique in its sensitivity to the social context in which jokes circulated. Drawing on extensive unpublished material from archives, it captures the contrary functions of these small comic narratives, as instruments of social solidarity and not just of subversion. It is also, as any book about jokes should be, lively, engaging, and at times very funny. A must read for anyone interested in Soviet or indeed Russian culture.' – Catriona Kelly, author of Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction 'The best book on Stalinism I've read in a long time' – S.A. Smith, author of The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction 'A revelatory account of how ordinary citizens experienced Stalinism. Essential reading.' – Andy Willimott, author of Living the Revolution 'One of those rare books that not only has to be read by scholars in the field, but is also accessible to a wide readership. Indeed it is an essential read for anybody who wants to get beyond standard views of the "communist joke" and understand what humour really tells us about life under this extraordinary regime' – David Priestland, author of The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World '...gives us a powerful insight into the way societies function at times of great stress and into the nature of humanity itself.' – Peter Waldron, Former President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies 'To breathtaking effect, Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin tapped into the relentlessly dark humour to be found in the USSR at its paranoid peak. Now, Jonathan Waterlow has picked up the baton, exploring the kind of jokes that flourished in Soviet society to help people cope with the uncertainty and despair of living under an authoritarian regime where reality could change overnight. Tracing how traditional strands of Russian humour adapted to the new era, he discovers that the country couldn’t be neatly split into believers and dissidents. Most citizens were somewhere in between, and making sense of that grey area is what excites Waterlow, particularly when the official version and personal experience intersected and engaged with each other. Thanks to the records of a Soviet Commission on satire, he can tell us what the regime thought of the jokers too. Waterlow provides insight into a people who, more than 25 years after the collapse of the USSR, still remain an enigma.' – The Herald
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Weale B. L. Putnam
MANCHU AND MUSCOVITE Being Letters from Manchuria Written During the Autumn of 1903
London: MacMillan and Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. Top corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page ; Messages from Manchuria during the runup to hostilities amongst Russia and/or China and/or Japan; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 564 pages . MacMillan and Co. , Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12209
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Weale, B. L. Putnam
MANCHU AND MUSCOVITE Being Letters from Manchuria Written During the Autumn of 1903
Top corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page ; Messages from Manchuria during the runup to hostilities amongst Russia and/or China and/or Japan; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 564 pages
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Weale, Putnam (Bertram Lenox Simpson).
AN INDISCREET CHRONICLE FROM THE PACIFIC.
310p. + Plus maps. Uncut and unopened. Title page ruled in red. Penciled ownership of John C. Schmidt (York, Pennsylvania). 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. First edition. Nice copy. Putnam Weale is the pen name of Bertram Lenox Simpson (1877-1930). This book is an "Insider's view of the growing turmoil in East Asia following the World War I, the Russian Revolution and the collapse of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty, imperialism in China, roles of Japan, Britain, United States and Canada, etc." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 5
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WEBB Sidney e Beatrice.
Il comunismo sovietico: una nuova civiltà.
Due voll. in 8°, br. edit., pp. 730(2), 925(3). Indice dei nomi e Indice a soggetto.
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WEBB Sidney e Beatrice.
La verità sulla Russia sovietica. Prefazione di G. B. Shaw. Tra gli articoli il testo della costituzione.
In-8° pp. 73, bross. edit. con piccoli guasti.
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WEBER (Friedrich Christian);
Nouveaux Mémoires sur l'état présent de la Grande RUSSIE ou Moscovie. Où l'on traite du gouvernement civil & ecclésiastique de ce pays, des troupes de terre et de mer du Czar, de ses finances, & de la manière dont il les a réglées; des divers moyens qu'il a employé pour civiliser ses peuples, & aggrandir ses etats; de ses traités avec differens princes d'Orient; & de tout ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable dans sa cour, surtout par rapport au feu Czarien, depuis l'année 1714 jusqu'en 1720. Par un Allemand résident en cette cour. Avec la Description de Pétersbourg et de Cronslot. Le Journal du voyage de Laurent Lange à la Chine. La Description des moeurs et usages des Ostiackes, et le manifeste du procès criminel du Czarewitz Alexis Petrowitz.
Pissot Paris 1725 2 vol. 2 vol. in-12 de XXIV 438 pp. (mal chiffré 338) et 3 ff.n.ch. 426 pp. 2 ff.n.ch., veau fauve glacé de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison, roulette dorée intérieure, tranches rouges (deux mors fendus, petite galerie de ver sur un dos).
Bookseller reference : 15073
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Weber Max.
Sulla Russia. 1905-6 / 1917.
R. U2.
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WEBER, J.-B. - KEMPSTER, Dr. W.
La situation des juifs en Russie. Rapport adressé au gouvernement des Etats-Unis.
Paris, Edité par le Comité des Délégations Juive auprès de la Conférence de la Paix sans date, vers 1892, 225x150mm, 146pages, broché. Reste d’étiquette de cotation sur le haut du dos, autrement bel exemplaire, intérieur propre.
Bookseller reference : 99946
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Webster Keefe (John)
Masterworks of Faberge - The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection
CHEEKWOOD 2008 Livre en anglais. In-4 relié. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 1419 ISBN : 963134957
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WED. Allen W. E.
Russian Embassies: 1-2 Hakluyt Society Second Series
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press 2 volume set coloured frontispieces maps and b/w illustrations some fold-out. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 134427 ISBN : 0521010292 9780521010290
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Weeks Albert L.
THE OTHER SIDE OF COEXISTENCE - AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY
New York: Pitman Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket; Dj Slightly Torn. 1970. Hardback. 304 pages . Pitman Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 82610
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Wegener Edward
THE SOVIET NAVAL OFFENSIVE
Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Good with no dust jacket; Used - Ex-Library with Markings. 1975. First English Edition. Hardbound. 0870216716 . 135 pages . Naval Institute Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 41077 ISBN : 0870216716 9780870216718
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Weidle W..
Les icones Byzantines et Russes.
Electa Editrice, Milano, 1950.
Bookseller reference : G28
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Weidle Wladimir.
Les icones byzantines et russes.
Electa, Milano, 1962.
Bookseller reference : G29
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WEIDLE, W
Russland. Weg und Abweg. Stuttgart, DVA,.
(1956). 229, (1) S. OLwd.
Bookseller reference : 1080196
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WEIDLE, Waldimir.
Pouchkine 1799 - 1837. Grands Aniversaires.
UNESCO 1949, 180x115mm, 42pages, broché. Mouillures au dos et sur le bas des pages, autrement bon état.
Bookseller reference : 85962
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WEIHER, Eckhard/WOLF-KELLER, Gabrielle & KELLER, Felix (deutsche Ausgabe).
TAUSEND JAHRE RUSSISCHE KUNST. ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE TAUFE DER RUS IM JAHR 988.
Hamburg, Paul Hartung KG, 1988 Broschiert, originale Abdeckung Verlag, 27x22 cm., 453 S., Bildtafeln in Farbe und S/W. ISBN 3892580057.
Bookseller reference : 31263
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WEIL Claudie,58945
Etudiants russes en Allemagne (1900-1914) - Quand la Russie frappait aux portes de l'Europe
L'Harmattan, Chemins de la mémoire, 1996, ENVOI autographe de l'auteur à Robert et Catherine Paris, 271 pp., broché, très bon état.
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Weiland-Ewert, Anna Theresia
On Destiny's Paths: A German Family of Russia in the 20th (Twentieth) Century
Approximately 140 pages plus xxvi page appendix. Maps. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Originally published in German in 2002. Recounts the dramatic family history of folks displaced from their home village near the Kuban River. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A wonderful genealogical reference for the Krause, Wieler and Ewert families. Book
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WEILER Amélie
Journal d'une jeune fille mal dans son siècle. 1840 - 1859
La nuée bleue La nuée bleue, 1994. In-8 broché, couverture à rabats de 477 pages. Bon état
Bookseller reference : 157868
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WEILER Amélie
Journal d'une jeune fille mal dans son siècle. 1840 - 1859
La nuée bleue, 1994. In-8 broché, couverture à rabats de 477 pages. Bon état
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WEINBERG, Elizabeth Ann
The development of sociology in the Soviet Union
XV, 173 pp.; 22 cm. Hardcover with dustjucket. Fine
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Weinberger, Caspar W.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CASPAR W. WEINBERGER TO THE CONGRESS. On the FY 1987 Budget, Fy 1988 Authorization Request and FY 1987-1991 Defense Programs.
336p. Charts and diagrams. 4to. Original blue gold decorated wraps. Coldwar/Economics 1
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WEINER P. Peter, von.
Meisterwerke der Gemäldesammlung in der Eremitage zu Petrograd. Dritte neu bearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage. Mit einleitendem Text von P.P.von Weiner. 11.-15. Tausend.
München, Franz Hanfstaengl, 1923, in-8, tela editoriale blu con titolo oro, pp. (4), 327, (1). Con 285 tavole in b.n. "Meisterwerke der bedeutendsten Galerien Europas" Band VIII. Firma (in matita rossa) autografa della storica d'arte e collezionista d'arte moderna (in specie Cubismo) Ingeborg Eichmann: nata nei Sudeti e laureata a Zurigo, collaborò con Gottlieb Reber, della cui figlia Gisela era amica; dopo la fine della loro relazione andò nel 1938 in America con Douglas Cooper, ove - a causa dell'annessione germanica della Cecoslovacchia - si ritrovò apolide; stabilitasi in Italia (Firenze e Venezia) vi rimase fino agli anni '50, sposando Georg Pudelko (storico specialista del 1° Rinascimento italiano e 1° marito di Gisela).
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Weir Gary; Boyne Walter J.
Rising Tide: The Untold Story of the Russian Submarines That Fought the Cold War
New York New York U.S.A.: Basic Books 2003. 354 pp. notes biblio index. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. Basic Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 125599 ISBN : 0465091121 9780465091126
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WEISBEIN Nicolas
"Tolstoï. Collection : Sup""Philosophes""."
Paris, Presses Universitaires de France (PUF), 1968. 11 x 17, 128 pp., broché, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 78470
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WEISGERBER Jean
Faulkner et Dostoïevski, confluences et influences. Université Libre de Bruxelles, travaux de la Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, tome XXXIX.
Bruxelles, Presses Universitaires de Bruxelles/Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1968. 16 x 24, 334 pp., broché, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 75787
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WEISS Pola
Légendes russes.
Genève, Minerva/Paris, France-Loisirs, 1980. 20 x 26, 205 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, nombreux dessins, reliure d'édition pleine toile + jaquette, très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 78060
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WEISS Pola (adaptation de)
Légendes russes.
Minerva/France Loisirs, 1980, cartonnage toilé d'éditeur avec jaquette, 20x25 cm, 205 pages , illustrations en noir et blanc et couleurs.
Bookseller reference : 6508
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Weiss, Peter
Trotsky in Exile (Modern Plays)
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked lightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 126pp. Script for the play which covers the whole of Trotsky's life in politics from the Tsarist regime in 1902 to his death in exile in Mexico in 1940.
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Weisskopf Kurt.
'38/'68 AGONIA DELLA CECOSLOVACCHIA. In appendice il Manifesto delle 2000 parole.
(Codice NN/0541) In 8º (22 cm) 200 pp. Prima edizione. Con una carta. Brossura originale lievemente usata, buon volume. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
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WEIT Erwin
Dans l'ombre de Gomulka. Photos hors texte. Traduit de l'allemand par D. Tiocca.
Broch?. 311 pages.
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WEITZMANN K., CHATZIDAKIS M., RADOJCIC S.
Le grand livre des icônes.
Aux Quais de Paris, G. Kogan, Editeur, 1983. 28 x 32, 239 pp., nombreuses illustrations en couleurs (images contrecollées), nombreuses illustrations en N/B, reliure d'édition pleine toile + jaquette, très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 76480
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WEITZMANN, K. - CHATZIDAKIS, M. - RADOJCIC, S.
Le Grand Livre des Icones.
grand in-4° 237 pages, abondamment illustre in-t. n/b/couleurs (images collees), gloss., notes, relie pleine toile ed., jaquette illustree plastifiee. Jaquette leg. us. sinon bel exemplaire. [HA-109/1]
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WEITZMANN, K. - CHATZIDAKIS, M. - RADOJCIC, S.
Le Grand Livre des Icones.
Paris, G. Kogan, 1978. grand in-4° 237 pages, abondamment illustre in-t. n/b/couleurs (images collees), gloss., notes, relie pleine toile ed., jaquette illustree plastifiee.
Bookseller reference : 14973
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Weitzmann, Kurt; Alibegasvill, Gaiané; Volskaja, Aneli e altri
Le icone
4°, 32 cm, pp. 415, numerose tavole a colori e figure in bianco e nero, rilegatura editoriale in tela, titolo al dorso, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, custodia editoriale, Esemplare ottimo
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Welch, Robert.
THE POLITICIAN.
pp. xvi, 300, (xvii-cxlviii)[Epilogue, Bibliography, Footnotes]. 8vo. Original full black glossy wraps. Spiral bound. A study of American political response to Communism and One Worlders, supported by a large documentary apparatus. Written by the founder of the John Birch Society, this is a classic attack on President Eisenhower. The case is made that, while not exactly a card-carrying member of the Communist Party, his policies certainly aided and abetted the International Communist Conspiracy every bit as much as did those of his immediate Democratic predecessors. Coldwar/Economics 5
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Welles, Sumner.
THE TIME FOR DECISION.
431p. 8vo. Original full cloth blue binding. ". criticism of the foreign policy of our State Department and of the peace policy of the United Nations." Quite influential on generations of conservatives. Coldwar/Economics 2
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WELLS (H.-G.)
La Russie telle que je viens de la voir.
Paris, Editions du Progrès Civique, 1921. In-12 broché, XXXII-169 pp. (couverture très défraîchie).
Bookseller reference : 9939
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WELLS (H.-G.).-
La Russie telle que je viens de la voir.
P., Editions du Progrès civique, sans date (1921), in 12 broché, XXXII-171pp.
Bookseller reference : 13816
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WELLS (John Campion).
The Gateway to the Polynia. A voyage to Spitzbergen, from the journal of John C. Wells. With numerous illustrations. New and cheaper edition.
Londres, Henry S. King, 1876, in-8, ix pp., un f. n. ch., 355 pp., avec des illustrations dans le texte et 15 planches hors texte, dont un frontispice, une carte dépliante en couleurs, et une coupe du navire, également en dépliant, percaline verte, dos et plats ornés de décors noirs et or (reliure de l'éditeur).
Bookseller reference : 233721
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WELLS H.-G.
LA RUSSIE TELLE QUE JE VIENS DE LA VOIR.
Paris, Editions du Progrès Civique, 1921, format 190x120mm, broché, XXXII-171 pages, exemplaire en bon état.
Bookseller reference : 4312
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Wells H.G.
La Russie telle que je viens de la voir
Editions du progrès civique Broché In-12 (12 x 18,9 cm), broché, xxxii-169 pages, sans date ; pliures au dos brunis, par ailleurs bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : lr749
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WELP, T. (d.i. E. PELZ)
Petersburger Skizzen. Tl. 1 (v. 3). Leipzig, J. J. Weber,.
1842. 26, 216 S. Hldrbd d. Zeit m. Rverg. (beschabt, Rücken m. Wurmspur).
Bookseller reference : 1015431
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WELP, Treumund (d.i. Wilhem Eduard Ludwig Pelz, 1800-1876; Buchhändler, Verleger, Politiker, Publizist, Reiseschriftsteller; 1848 Mitglied des Frankfu
PETERSBURGER SKIZZEN; Erster Theil / Zweiter Theil / Dritter Theil. - Drei Teile in einem Buch; komplett.
Leipzig, Weber, 1842. XXVI, 215 / 247 / 304 Seiten. - Wohl etwas (aber nicht viel) späterer 'taubenblauer' Halbleineneinband blau-grau-weiss-marmorierten Buchdeckeln, dezenter Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel; 8vo.(ca. 18 x 12 x 6 cm).
Bookseller reference : 230726k010xpkv
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Welp, Treumund = [E. Pelz]
Petersburger Skizzen. 2(von 3) Bändchen.
Leipzig, Weber 1842. kl.-8°, XXVI, 2 Bl., 215 S.; 4 Bl. Titelei, 247 S.; HPgt. d. Zt., berieb., bestoß., etw. ausgebleicht, leicht stockfleck., Schnitt staubdunkel.
Bookseller reference : REIS0259
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WELSCHINGER (Henri)
L' Alliance franco-russe. Les origines et les résultats.
Paris, Alcan, 1919; in-12, 298 pp., demi-chagrin crème, dos lisse, dos orné d'un fleuron, couv. cons., tête dorée Ex libris Victor Olivet. (reliure de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 210353
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Welsh, David J
Russian comedy 1765-1823. (Edited by C. H. van Schooneveld).
The Hague [Den Haag], Mouton, 1966. 133 S. (= Slavistic printings and reprintings, 65). Gr.-8vo (25 x 16,5 cm). OPp. mit SU.
Bookseller reference : 78188
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WELTER (G.).-
Histoire de Russie depuis les origines jusqu'à 1945. Avec 6 cartes.
P., Payot, 1946, in 8° broché, 447pp. ; index in-fine.
Bookseller reference : 11656
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