Калевала, финский народный эпос [Kalevala, Finnish Folk Epic]. Moscow-Leningrad: Academia, 1933. Russian.

Russian edition marking one hundred years since the publication of the Finnish epic "Kalevala" – a rich collection of legends, stories, ballads and songs collected and edited from Finnish folklore by Elias Lönnrot in the 1830s. The Russian translation is by Leonid Belsky, edited by Dmitry Bubrikh, accompanied by an introduction by Ivan Maisky.

The book is distinguished by its high-quality printing and is accompanied by 11 lithographic plates and dozens of various illustrations, in the style of the Russian avant-garde, and a hardcover with artistic design.

The edition was prepared by students of the "School of Analytical Art" in Leningrad under Pavel Filonov (Па́вел Никола́евич Фило́нов; 1883-1941). Filonov, one of the most prominent artists of the Russian avant-garde, was personally involved in all the book design processes, and his students prepared the plates and illustrations under his direct guidance.

XIX, [1], 329, [2] pages + [11] plates. Fair-good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Most leaves are detached. Abrasions and wear to binding and spine. Without the original paper wrapper.

MoMA 1023.

Pavel Filonov (Па́вел Никола́евич Фило́нов; 1883-1941) was a Russian avant-garde artist and illustrator. He developed and formulated the principles of "Analytical Realism" in art, according to which objects should be described from their inner essence, as opposed to just their external representation, based on breaking down the object into small details and rebuilding it to reveal its inner soul.

He was close to the poets and artists of the avant-garde movement Vladimir Mayakovsky and Velimir Khlebnikov and was involved in the avant-garde artistic movement "Union of Youth" (Союз молодёжи). Due to his artistic style, Filonov was came to be considered an "enemy of the working class" and was persecuted by the authorities.

After his death from starvation during the siege of Leningrad, his sister donated his works to the Museum in Leningrad. Filonov's works were banned from display for many years, and only in 1967 were they first exhibited in an exhibition held at the Art Gallery in Novosibirsk.