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[BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich] A collection of articles in Russian, primarily by literary critics and poets, on the work of Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), including - A collection of articles by literary critics and poets on the work of J.K. Baltruchaitis, including: -1 typescript compiling foreign articles—машинопись иностранных статей: -Arturo LITOWRSKY, “I canti di un prigione,” in Italian, 5 pages. "His hope is the supreme hope—that the healing dream will come true, that his songs are part of a great symphony of spirits, whose final chord may bring down the walls of our prison forever." -Edwige PAVILANIS-PADALSKIS, “A Great Lithuanian Poet,” in French, 7 pages. "In Lithuanian literature, whose poetic traditions are still young, Baltruchaïtis’s contribution not only marks a new stage but his work is the culmination that grants Lithuanian poetry a rightful place in world literature." -Giuseppe VANNICOLA (1876–1915), “A Son of Silence,” dated August 26, 1912, in Italian, 8 pages. "Through the poet’s heart, ‘Weltschmerz’ (lit. ‘world-sorrow,’ meaning ‘the pain of living’) is given a song without music, and harmonizes with the melody of the world." -A cardboard folder titled “Russian and Foreign Journals on Baltruchaïtis,” containing - A folder titled “Russian and Foreign Journals on Baltruchaïtis,” consisting of: -The Italian journal “La cronache letterarie,” No. 102, dated March 31, 1912, published in Florence. It features an article by Arturo Litowrsky titled “I canti de un prigione” about JKB. -Two complete issues of the Italian newspaper “Il Resto del Carlino” and two single pages from the “Cronaca della città” section, August 26, 1912, Bologna. It includes Giuseppe Vannicola’s article “Un figlio del silenzio,” at the top of which, on one of the two single pages, is a handwritten note: “Warm greetings!—Eva Oskarovna.” This refers to Eva Oskarovna KIOUN (var. KÜHN), a native of Vilnius, a compatriot and translator of JKB. A translator and theosophist, she was the wife of the Italian politician Giovanni Amendola. -The Spanish journal *La prosa para la poesia* features an article on page 24 about JKB’s death in Paris. -The German newspaper *Moskauer Deutsche Zeitung*, No. 20, Monday, January 21, 1902, in the “Theater and Art” section, there is a mention of the poem by Jurgis Kasimirovitch BALTRUCHAITIS, “Красный звон—The Red Call,” translated into German as “The Red Rooster.” -Flyer for the performance “Утро музыки и поэзии для народа—Morning of Music and Poetry for the People,” Sunday, April 30, 1917, at the Salomonskiy Circus. The program: - Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), lecture “The Path of Russian Musical Creation” II - - Rachmaninoff, Fantasy for Large Orchestra III - - Stravinsky, excerpts from the ballet “Petrushka” IV - - Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), poems V - A. Bieliy, poem VI - - A. N. Scriabin, “Poem of Ecstasy.” - French newspaper “Comoedia,” Saturday, March 18, 1944, an article by Georges Tambeur on the death of JKB. -Russian newspaper “Речь – Discours,” June 4, 1912, No. 150, the lengthy column “Literary Sketches — Literature in Broad Strokes,” written by Y. EICHENWALD and focusing on the two poetry collections by Jurgis Kasimirovitch BALTRUCHAITIS, “The Earthly Ladder” and “Mountain Path.” Yuliy Issaevich EICHENWALD (1872–1928) was a Russian Jewish literary critic who founded patriotic aestheticism. Described by Nabokov as the Russian Walter Pater. MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descent.