{"product_id":"firefly-in-a-box-an-anthology-of-soviet-kid-lit-9781496856579","title":"Firefly in a Box: An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit","description":"Contributions by Marina Balina, Sibelan Forrester, Anna Krushelnitskaya, Dmitri Manin, Svetlana Maslinskaya, Ainsley Morse, and Serguei Alex. Oushakine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFirefly in a Box: An Anthology of Soviet Kid Lit\u003c\/i\u003e, translators Anna Krushelnitskaya and Dmitri Manin present a hybrid scholarly and literary volume of popular Russian-language Soviet children's texts alongside essays that outline the significance and meanings behind these popular texts. The selection features both poetry and short prose, all of which are instantly recognizable to a Soviet native, and all of which hold cultural currency, potency, and valence similar to popular children's literature in the United States, such as \u003ci\u003eGreen Eggs and Ham\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCurious George\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eMake Way for Ducklings\u003c\/i\u003e. These texts have either never been translated into English before or appear in all-new translations, literary rather than literal; the featured original Soviet illustrations are reprinted for the English-reading market for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside the translations themselves is a scholarly component that guides Anglophone readers to experience mainstays of Soviet children's writing. Essayists investigate literary material and perspectives using a broad range of approaches and methodologies applied to Soviet children's literature. Topics include the Soviet literary canon, the beginning and evolution of Soviet children's literature in the 1920s and 1930s, interactions between literary texts for children and folklore, and the interplay between Soviet and British children's poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Krushelnitskaya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Cultures of Childhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496856579","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365820493961,"sku":"9781496856579","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f17256cb-23f5-46cb-96b6-4ff4244de851.jpg?v=1751346419","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/firefly-in-a-box-an-anthology-of-soviet-kid-lit-9781496856579","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}