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| Description | 5 magazines titled 'Harif-Bei-Clown: Literature, love, politics & comedy journal No.1 - No.4' created by Nicholas Hans, these are hand written and contain drawings.
These are numbered 1 through 4 and there is a 5th one which has no front cover.
Numbers 1 - 4 have a handmade front cover and have been bound with tape.
These were written during Hans' time in Istanbul while waiting to emigrate.
The note from Grace Hans (copied below) notes that Nicholas was interned on the Island of Principo with other Russian refugees.
They cover poems, émigré life, politics in Revolution, drawings for children, pedagogy articles, cultural critics etc. in Russian language, including comical "preface".
There was a note on this 'Presented to Hans Collection by Mrs Hans, 23/6/1982.
These magazines were compiled by Dr Hans while interned on the island of Principo in 1920 with other refugees leaving from Russia'.
These magazines have been translated and described by one of our volunteers.
The information given is the opinion of the author/s of the magazine and we have tried to capture the spirit of the publications as much as possible.
If you have any further questions about these magazines or would like to see the originals in Russia please get in touch with us. |