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Russian Soviet 1957 Albania "The Tale of Skanderbeg" Book USSR Book Rare
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"The tale of Skanderbeg"book
The first edition of an old Russian story of the XVII century, telling about the life and work of the national hero of Albania Georgy Kastriot Skanderbeg
Publisher: Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1957
Enlarged format
244 pages
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eight: 500 g
Only 6000 copies
Russian Language
Condition: good
Skanderbeg
, byname of George Kastrioti, (1405 —1468), national hero of the Albanians.
The heroic and selfless struggle of the Albanian people in the 15th century, when it was led by Skanderbeg, during the period
he effectively repulsed 13 Turkish invasions, his successful resistance to the armies of Murad II in 1450 making him a hero throughout the Western world
.
The South Slavs, Poles and Hungarians took part in the struggle of the Albanian people against the Turkish invasion.
In the memory of these peoples - in their legends, songs, legends - a living image of Skanderbeg has been preserved, individual episodes of his life and work have been captured. These legends and songs, along with the first biography of Skanderbeg, written by his compatriot Marina Barletiy, provided material for the creation of an old Russian story published here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg