About Lenin, Stalin and the Gulag at auction "Gelos"
ARTinvestment.RU   30 марта 2015

April 2, in the "House of antique books in Nikitsky" will be the second part of the auction No. 49 "Rare books, manuscripts, autographs, photographs and posters"

April 2, in the "House of antique books in Nikitsky" will be the second part of the auction No. 49 "Rare books, manuscripts, autographs, photos, and plakaty@

Online catalog auction@

Among 440 lots feature a large collection of rare books XVIII - beginning of the XIX century, including lifetime editions of Russian classics, Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov, and Dr@

Russian History of the XX century is devoted to an extensive selection of rare materials related to the names V. I. Lenin, I.  Stalin, as well as documents and books that reflect the history Gulaga@

Opens a large selection of photograph "V. I. Lenin reads the newspaper "Pravda", print in oak frame 1920-ies signed the famous Kremlin photographer P. A. by Otsup. Among other lots, devoted to the leader of the world revolution, in the catalog of the auction included: folder with a welcome address from Lenin Georgian workers made and handpainted, photographs, portraits and books, as well as a mourning armband 1925, released in commemoration of the first anniversary of the date of death Lenina@

filename I.  Stalin is linked with several lots catalog, including the book "About Lenin and Leninism", originating from the library of Stalin himself, as well as a copy of the album "Plant named after Lenin", donated Stalino@

the History of the Main Directorate of Camps (Gulag) of the NKVD of the USSR presented in the section, consisting of 42 lots. Here, for example, exhibited the estimated receipts of various denominations that circulated as money in the camps of special designation of the OGPU, cards and food cards; magazines published in the camps; books devoted to the construction of the canal Moscow - Volga" and the white sea-Baltic canal, the memories of the Gulag prisoners. One of the most interesting lots in this section - handmade playing cards inmates of correctional labor camps with the report from the superintendent about the withdrawal of this deck cart@

Pre-auction exhibition is open until April 1, from 10 to 20 hours (daily except Monday) at the address: Moscow, Nikita lane, 4A, page 1 ("House of antique books in Nikitka@

Auction will be held on 2 April. Start of trading in 19:00.

Phone: (985) 969-77-45 or(495) 926-41-14.

Source: press-release of "House of antique books in Nikitsky"