Eugene Onegin. Pushkin A.

Richly illustrated gift edition, in the original palette of natural E-Cabra leather with gold embossing on the cover. The text of the novel "Eugene Onegin" is published accompanied by unique silhouette illustrations ii V.V.Gelmersen. In Helmersen’s virtuosic silhouettes, one can sense the author’s careful approach to Pushkin’s text, a deep understanding and adequate rendering, respect down to the details. The artist’s fate was tragic, as his miraculous illustrations were lost unpublished for many years. Today's readers can for the first time see all the current illustrations of “Eugene Onegin”, written by Helmersen. A great commentary on the novel written by the famous Pushkin scholar V.P. Stark, especially for reference. The book also includes articles about the life and work of V.V. Gelmersen and about the first units published for the life of A.S. Pushkin, illustrations before “Eugene Onegin”. In the article about Pushkin’s own little ones, which can be illustrated with auto-illustrations to the novel, paintings were made on the margins of the poet’s work.