Spark № 1 - 52. Weekly satirical magazine for 1871 (in one cover).

Spark № 1 - 52. Weekly satirical magazine for 1871 (in one cover).
SPb. In the printing house of A. A. Kraevsky. 1871 № 1. 1-32 stlb.; No. 2. 33-64 stlb.; No. 3. 65-96 stlb.; No. 4. 97-128 stlb.; No. 5. 129-160 stlb.; No. 6. 161-192 stlb.; No. 7. 193-224 stlb.; No. 8. 225-228, 249-252, 233-248, 229-232, 253-256 stlb.; No. 9. 257-288 stlb.; No. 10. 289-320 stlb.; No. 11. 321-352 stlb.; No. 12. 353-384 stlb.; No. 13. 385-416 stlb.; No. 23. 705-736 stlb.; No. 14. 417-448 stlb.; No. 15. 449-480 stlb.; No. 16. 481-512 stlb.; No. 17. 513-544 stlb.; No. 18. 545-576 stlb.; No. 19. 577-608 TLB.; No. 20. 609-640 stlb.; No. 21. 641-672 stlb.; No. 22. 673-704 stlb.; No. 24. 737-768 stlb.; No. 25. 769-800 stlb.; No. 26. 801-832 stlb.; No. 27. 833-864 stlb.; No. 28. 865-896 STB.; No. 29. 897-928 stlb.; No. 30. 929-960 stlb.; No. 31. 961-992 stlb.; No. 32. 993-1024 stlb.; No. 35. 1089-1120 stlb.; No. 37. 1153-1184 stlb.; No. 38. 1185-1216 stlb.; No. 39. 1217-1248 stlb.; No. 40. 1249-1280 stlb.; No. 41. 1281-1312 stlb.; No. 42. 1313-1344 stlb.; No. 43. 1345-1376 stlb.; No. 44. 1377-1408 stlb.; No. 45. 1409-1440 stlb.; No. 46. 1441-1472 stlb.; No. 47. 1473-1504 stlb.; No. 48. 1505-1536 stlb.; No. 49. 1537-1568 stlb.; No. 50. 1569-1600 stlb.; No. 51. 1601-1632 stlb.; No. 52. 1633-1664 stlb. Hard semi-leather cover, 22 x 28.5 cm. The condition is good, the binding is worn, the flyleaf is cracked, the owner's writing in ink.

 No. 8 – the mistake of a bookbinder: the broken order stlb. 23 between 13 and 14.

The weekly satirical magazine of the democratic direction was published in St. Petersburg in 1859-1873. In 1857, a talented satirist and Democrat, close to the editorial office of "Contemporary", N. Stepanov and poet, translator V. Kurochkin had the idea to publish a satirical magazine "spark". At the same time, an official permit was obtained, however, due to lack of money, the release had to wait. The first issue of Iskra was published on January 1, 1859. The publication stated its purpose "practical satire", "denial of false in all its manifestations in life and in art", promising readers "perseverance... in the pursuit of social anomalies." V. Kurochkin was engaged in the literary part of the weekly, and N. Stepanov — artistic. The editors managed to attract the best forces of the then journalism to cooperation. In "Spark" was attended by poets D. Minayev, P. I. Weinberg, I. V. Bogdanov, N. S. Kurochkin, N. L. Loman, V. P. Burenin, G. N. Zhulev, P. V., Schumacher, L. I. Palmin, A. M. Zhemchuzhnikov, Kozma Prutkov, L. A. Mei, Al. K. Tolstoy, A. N. Pleshcheyev, V. R. Sigles, writers N. B. assumption and GL. Uspensky, A. I. Levitov, F. M. Reshetnikov, P. I. Yakushkin, N. N. Zlatovratski, S. N. Fedorov, publicists G. Z. Eliseev, M. M. Stepanovski, N. A. Damert, I. I. Dmitriev, and many others. With a "Spark" worked such famous artists of the time, as A. N. Bardelli, A. Volkov, K. Danilov, N. V. Ievlev, M. O. Mikeshin, M. S. Znamenskii, E. T. comer, D. V. Labunska, S. A. Lovers, A.V. Bogdanov, etc., the Authors revealed the abuse of power, bribery, embezzlement, unfair trial. The nerve of the magazine was the journalistic Department "We write." Trying to escape from the preliminary censorship, since 1870 g-l refused illustrations. In 1871 Schumacher P. V. stopped cooperation with the magazine "Iskra". He experienced financial difficulties, divorced his wife and moved to St. Petersburg, where he published his first book of poems. The book was arrested in the printing house, and Schumacher was brought to trial under articles 1001 (cynicism) and 1045 (political attacks against the existing system). The case of the book passed to the Trial chamber, which determined that Schumacher personal penalty not to expose, but his book to destroy without a trace. In No. 24 discovered the poem "Meditation" by P. V. Schumacher (signed "P. sh."; p. 791).