“Sytin’s” Books by A.L. Tolstaya (Bostrom): Author — Publisher — Reader
This article analyzes the history of the collaboration between writer A.L. Tolstoy (Bostrom) and I.D. Sytin’s publishing house in the early 1900s. During his frequent visits to Moscow and St. Petersburg from 1903 to 1905, A.L. Tolstoy became acquainted with I.D. Sytin and the staff of his publishing...
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Russian Academy of Sciences. A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Литературный факт |
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| Online Access: | https://litfact.ru/images/2025-36/7_Perepelkin_Kurdakova.pdf |
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| Summary: | This article analyzes the history of the collaboration between writer A.L. Tolstoy (Bostrom) and I.D. Sytin’s publishing house in the early 1900s. During his frequent visits to Moscow and St. Petersburg from 1903 to 1905, A.L. Tolstoy became acquainted with I.D. Sytin and the staff of his publishing house. He corresponded with them frequently, writing detailed letters to his husband, A.A. Bostrom, about his negotiations with the publishers. These negotiations and cooperation resulted in the publication of three books “for small children,” each of which had five to six reprints between 1904 and 1917. Of additional interest to the modern reader is the fact that the young A.N. Tolstoy witnessed and participated in his mother’s publishing endeavors, gaining experience interacting with individuals with whom he would become more closely acquainted in the future. This article is based on unpublished family correspondence. |
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| ISSN: | 2541-8297 2542-2421 |