1931 fire at Izd. ANSSSR

[Joe Peschio]

Dear colleagues,

A fire is purported to have broken out in the Tipografiia Izdatel'stva 
ANSSSR in 1931.  According to one account, the proofs of Tsiavlovskii's 
commentary for the ballad "Ten' Barkova" were for several years presumed 
lost in this fire (they resurfaced in 1939).  I've looked high and low 
for any confirmation of this story, but haven't found anything yet.  
Does anyone know about this fire?  Can anyone give me some leads on 
where I might look for more information?

Many thanks for any help!

Joe

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Joe Peschio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Russian, U. of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/faculty/peschio.html

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