1931 fire at Izd. ANSSSR

[Vadim Besprozvanny]

Hi Joe,

You can find some information on the story in:
	 				 
М. А. ЦЯВЛОВСКИЙ. КОММЕНТАРИИ [к балладе А.
Пушкина «Тень Баркова»].
Публикация Е. С. Шальмана
Подготовка текста и примечания И. А.
Пильщикова
Philologica 3 (1996)

Best,

Vadim


> 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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