Two publications concerned with the 1905 revolution: 

 

• Пулеметъ, 1905-1925 гг. [Machine Gun, 1905-1925]. Moscow, Мосполиграфа, [1925]. Russian. A collection of selected texts, poems, and articles from the six issues of the satirical underground magazine "Machine Gun, " first published in Saint Petersburg in 1905-1906. The magazine harshly criticized the policies of Tsar Nicholas II. Following its publication, the editor, Nikolai Georgievich Shebuyev (Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Шебу́ев), was put on trial and sentenced to a year in prison for insulting His Majesty.

The present issue was printed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 1905 Revolution and is accompanied by illustrations and caricatures from the original magazine issues, including the blood-red handprint on the last page of issue no. 1, over the text of the "October Manifesto."

[16] pages. Approx. 25x33 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases, and wear. Tears, including small open tears to the front cover and the last page, slightly affecting text.

• Альбом революционнойсатиры, 1905-1906 г.г [Album of Revolutionary Satire, 1905-1906], edited by Sergey Mitskevich (Сергей Иванович Мицкевич; 1869-1944). Moscow: Государственное издательство, 1926. Russian. An album containing over 120 satirical cartoons and illustrations (some in color) created during the 1905-1906 Russian Revolution, reflecting the political and social situation of those years. At the bottom of the pages, below the illustrations, are short descriptions and explanations.

127, [1] pages. Likely missing 4 pages (one page at the beginning of the book and one at the end, and pages 11-12, 21-22). 33.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and creases. Stamps and inscriptions. Endpaper detached. Damage and wear to the binding.