In 1880, Peter I. Tchaikovsky wrote his orchestral piece 1812 OUVERTUERE SOLENNELLE in E-flat major, Op. 49, a musical battle scene intended to commemorate Russia's victory in the Napoleonic Wars of 1812. The work is structured in three parts, following the structure of a 'battaglia' (army formation - battle action - victory anthem), and is thus very similar to, for example,...

Publishing House Prosveshchenie SSSR Moscow 1978 Number of pages: 221

"The Tale of Igor's Campaign" is one of the oldest literary monuments of Ancient Rus'. The text's archaic nature makes it impossible to reliably determine either the period of its composition or even its author. A unique example of literary creativity from ancient times, "The Tale" is remarkable for its lexical diversity, its abundance of artistic expression, and its interweaving of folklore...

The "Словарь Русского Языка" by S. I. Ozhegov is an original Soviet edition from 1985. This hardcover edition was published in Moscow by the publishing house "Русский Язык" and is written in Russian. This classic, antique dictionary in the prose genre is ideal for collectors of antiquarian books and lovers of the Russian language.