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Hardcover, black-white. Initially it was a luxurious edition on enamel-paper, large format, 150 pages, 300 illustrations.
Znaniye Bookstore, Kumbaracı Yokuşu 86 (old address), Beyoğlu, Istanbul (point of sale); Kul'tura Bookstore, Grand Rue de Pera 385 (now presumably Istiklal Caddesi 179), Beyoğlu, Istanbul (point of sale).
The almanac Les Russes sur le Bosphore is a joint work of Russian-speaking émigrés in Istanbul who were faced with the challenge of leaving the country or becoming naturalised.
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Anonymous. “Russkiye na Bosfore. Les Russes sur le Bosphore.” Radio, 22 May 1927, n.p.
Anonymous. “Al’manah Russkiye na Bosfore.” Radio, 5 June 1927, p. 1.
Anonymous. “Russkiye na Bosfore.” Radio, 2 October 1927, n.p.
Anonymous. “Russkiye na Bosfore. Les Russes sur le Bosphore.” Radio, 6 December 1927, p. 3.
Bournakine, Anatoliy, editor. Russkiye na Bosfore. Les Russes sur le Bosphore. Imp. L. Babok & fils, 1928.
Sorokina, Marina. “Provintsiya izgnaniya: A.A. Burnakin o russkoy emigratsii v Turtsii.” Russkaya Belaya Emigratsiya v Turtsii vek spustya 1919–2019, edited by Türkan Olcay, DRZ, 2019, pp. 222–232.
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Istanbul Çelik Gülersoy Library.
Slavonic Library (Slovanská knihovna) in Prague.
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My deepest thanks go to Slavonic Library (Slovanská knihovna) in Prague and Neslihan Yalav (Istanbul Çelik Gülersoy Library).
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In Istanbul, Eguize actively advanced in the field of portraiture. After he had become a member of the Union of Russian Painters, he was described as "an absolutely valuable acquisition".
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Kanzler spent part of his life in the Russian Empire as a painter and the other in Turkey as a photographer who “documented” the early years of the Turkish Republic.
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Painter V.P.-Tch. is perhaps the most mysterious figure of all Russian-speaking émigré painters who lived in Constantinople in the 1920s. Until now, almost all sources indicated only his initials.
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The artist is known for his numerous works with views of Istanbul, the design of the famous almanac’s cover, and the creation of decorative panels. Alas, his artistic activities were interrupted by his imprisonment.
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The Pera Palace was the gem of Pera district where people gathered to wine and dine and be entertained, as well as to discuss the issues of the day.
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In Istanbul, Ismailovitch became one of the leaders of the Union of Russian Painters in Constantinople, organised three solo exhibitions, and made contribution to the study of Byzantine art.
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Nikolai Peroff lived in Istanbul until the end of his life. He was engaged in restorations, carried out scene decorations, and did a lot for the Russian churches in Karaköy.
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