ON THE HISTORY OF PUBLICATION OF D.I. GULIA’S BOOKS BY THE KHUDOZHESTVENNAYA LITERATURA PUBLISHING HOUSE (1950–1970S)

Abstract

The article examines the circumstances surrounding the preparation and publication by the Khudozhestvennaya Literatura Publishing House (until 1963 – the State Publishing House of Fiction, or Goslitizdat) of the books by the founder of Abkhaz written literature D.I. Gulia (1874–1960): Selected Works (1958), Kamachich (1961), Poems (1964), and Selected Works (1974). The article introduces into scientific circulation materials from the Khudozhestvennaya Literatura Publishing House collection in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (f. 613), including those related to the names of those who participated in the preparation of D.I. Gulia of famous Soviet and Russian writers V.M. Inber, K.M. Simonov, F.A. Iskander, L.A. Latynina. The significant contribution of Moscow editions of D.I. Gulia’s books, published in large print runs, to the popularization of his legacy among the peoples of the Soviet Union and in foreign countries is noted.