THE MODERN WOMAN Scarce RUSSIAN WOMEN'S Magazine SHANGHAI CHINA 1937

Victor A. Vasiliev, Editor in Chief, Tatiana A. Barsukova, Editor

Edité par United Magazines, SHANGHAI, China, 1937

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THE MODERN WOMAN Magazine A scarce woman's magazine for Russian women in Shanghai, China published in Shanghai from 1937 to 1941. Its publication started just months before the Battle of Shanghai, the military operation that began Asia's involvement in World War II. As the Second Sino Japanese War raged between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China, Shanghai endured a siege that lasted from August 1937, to November 1937, which resulted in the Japanese capture of the city and heavy destruction. During 1937, despite the ongoing war, The Modern Woman published a smaller combined September/October 1937 issue, halted the publication of its November 1937 issue, and resumed publication for its December 1937 issue. This is the entire published run for the year 1937. Published by United Magazines, Shanghai, China. Victor A. Vasiliev, Editor in Chief, Tatiana A. Barsukova, Editor. In Russian, some Chinese. NINE ISSUES: #1 February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September-October, and December 1937. Hardcover, original Publisher's textured beige cloth with black printing on the front cover and spine, 10.5" x 8", the entire nine issue run of 1937 are bound in preserving all illustrated wrappers, one original subscription insert still attached. Each issue is between 35 and 45 pages. Filled with all the reporting, stories, current events and in-text b&w photographs the au courant Russian emigre woman could want including the latest out of Hollywood, What To Wear in 1937, make-up techniques, hairstyles, events in Shanghai, world events, the latest short stories and poetry from Russian writers, crosswords, recipes, and loads of advertisements for household products, aspirin, cosmetics, soaps, perfume, fashions and local businesses. VERY GOOD CONDITION: Front blank free endpaper roughly torn out, otherwise complete. Covers are lightly worn, have some ink staining and light soil. Internally, the pages are age toned and a touch brittle, there are small edge tears, the crosswords have been penciled in, some small clear tape repairs, and light signs of use and age, overall a solid, bright and clean collection of magazines. SCARCE, especially so being the complete run of issues from its first year of publication in 1937. The OCLC has only a few random copies printed between 1937 and 1941 in 4 collections worldwide. From the editors: "The Sino-Japanese events, which disrupted normal living conditions for both individual residents of Shanghai and entire enterprises and organizations, also had a heavy impact on the life of the magazine. The release of this issue, albeit in a reduced size, only proves the viability of the magazine and the energy with which the publisher works to, despite all the obstacles, present the magazine to readers even in these difficult times ? The hostile actions that took place in China had a strong impact on the publishing of the magazine, and the editors considered it untimely to publish the magazine when thousands of our compatriots, residents of the areas that were subjected to shelling, were forced to flee from their homes, when many of them were left homeless and without means of subsistence, when it was more necessary to donate money to help refugees than to spend it on buying a magazine. However, hundreds of phone calls and masses of letters to the editor expressing the desire to see the magazine led to the fact that we are publishing this issue, overcoming all obstacles, and we expect to publish the next issue by November 30.".

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• Titre: THE MODERN WOMAN Scarce RUSSIAN WOMEN'S Magazine SHANGHAI CHINA 1937
• Éditeur: United Magazines, SHANGHAI, China
• Date de parution: 1937
• Langue: russe
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Women
  • Antiquarian & Collectible
  • Literature - Foreign Languages