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SECRET JOURNAL 1836-1837
by Alexander S. Pushkin
ISBN 978-0-916201-28-9
paperback, 136 p.
The hero of the work, Alexander Pushkin, presents in an encapsulated form his various sexual relations,
his complex thoughts on life, the nature of sin, love, and creativity, as well as the complicated path that
led him to his tragic end.
The Secret Journal has incited and continues to incite the most contradictory responses.
Now published in 25 countries, The Secret Journal deserves to be placed among the most scandalous works of Russian literature.
In spite of the international success of Pushkin’s Secret Journal lasting now a quarter century,
no major U.S. publisher has dared to publish it.
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This is the bilingual English-Russian edition of The Secret
Journal.
It is intended not only for scholars of Russian language and literature, but
also for English-speakers studying Russian, as well as Russian-speakers studying
English. In the Russian text stressed syllables are indicated to facilitate
reading.
Read TRANSLATION OF THE PREFACE BY OLGA VOZDVIZHENSKAYA
THE GREAT DISCOVERY
IN 19th CENTURY
RUSSIAN LITERATURE
The famous Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837),
fatally wounded in a duel by his brother-in-law and rival, left a secret, ciphered
journal, which was recently discovered and smuggled out of the USSR. There has
been a lot of speculation and mystery surrounding this journal. According to
legend, Pushkin's will stipulated that the journal not be published until 100
years after his death. Some people claimed that the Journal never existed at
all.
The Journal does exist and consists of explicit confessions about intimate relationships
that Pushkin had with his wife, her two sisters, and other women, which brought
him to his tragic end. These astonishing events and reflections reveal an unknown
details of Pushkin's life - the life of a nineteenth century Russian Don Juan.
Soviet reaction to the Secret Journal was outrageous: major Soviet magazines
(Ogonek, Voprosi Literaturi, Literaturnaya Gazeta, Pravda and many others) published
screaming articles denouncing and threatening Mikhail
Armalinsky for smuggling the manuscript out of the Soviet Union and publishing
it in the United States.
This is what was said about the English edition of the Secret Journal:
"... it is one of the most curious documents I've seen for a while; it's certainly
most interesting."
Patrick J.
Kearney, the author of A History of Erotic Literature
"It is a genuine work of art..."
Ralph Ginzburg, the Editor and Publisher of EROS
"... a very interesting piece of literature."
Dr. Albert Ellis, the author of The Art and Science of Love.
"... it is sure to become a classical piece of erotica."
Robert H. Rimmer, the author of
The Harrad Experiment.
The Secret Journal has grabbed attention of the legendary French publisher
of erotic literature Jean-Jacques Pauvert who published collection of complete
works by Marquis de Sade, Story of O and other controversial books. Being the
advisor to the famous Parisian publishing house Les Belles Lettres, Jean-Jacques
Pauvert brought there the Secret Journal. At that time Les Belles Lettres started
new publishing house SORTILÉGES EDITIONS to explore fields of surrealism,
strange, bizarre and eroticism. In 1994 it published the French
edition of the Secret Journal.
For Russian Response to the Secret Journal see Parapushkinistika
by David Bayevsky.
In November 1991 Dr. Yuri Linnik of Petrozavodsk dared to produce on Petrozavodsk
TV a favorable program devoted to the Secret Journal and Mikhail
Armalinsky. It was shown twice.
On Russian national TV network Rossiya on April 29, 1994 there was a story on
the Secret Journal in the program titled Publicist. A certain journalist was
holding a copy of the book and was comparing it to Marquis
de Sade Philosophy in the Bedroom . He was calling it a blasphemy. In total
range he threw the book on the floor and at this moment the program ended.
Even in torn by war the former Yugoslavia, on May 6, 1994, in Zagreb there was
a Radio Program devoted to the Secret Journal. Excerpts were read in Croatian.
The Secret Journal has been published in:
Russian, 1986, seventh printing, M.I.P.
Company, Minneapolis, ISBN 0-916201-02-3
2001, Ladomir, Moscow, ISBN 5-86218-380-9
English, 1986, 2011 M.I.P. Company, Minneapolis, ISBN 9780916201289; excerpts published
in Penthouse Forum, February, 1991,
New York.
Italian, 1991, Lucarini Editore, Roma,
ISBN 88-7033-513-5; excerpts published in L'Espresso, No. 43, 1991, Rome.
German, 1992, Eichborn Verlag, Frankfurt,
ISBN 3-8218-0358-4; excerpts published in
Penthouse, September, 1992, Munich.
French, 1994, Edition Les Belles Lettres
(Sortiliges Edition), Paris, ISBN 2-251-49103-1; excerpts published in
Penthouse, September, 1994, Paris.
2011 Belfond, Paris
ISBN 978-2-7144-4858-3
Greek, 1995, Kastaniotis Editions, Athens,
ISBN 960-03-0623-0.
Dutch, 1996, Element Uitgevers, The
Netherlands, ISBN 90-5689-019-0.
Icelandic, 1996, Reykholt, Iceland,
ISBN 9979-836-22-9.
Spanish, 1997, EDAMEX, Mexico, ISBN
968-409-930-4.
2011 Funambulista, Madrid
Korean, 1997, Jakkajungsin Publishing,
in Seoul, ISBN 89-7288-056-6.
Ukrainian excerpts published in
Kiev, Lel Review, 1995, #5, pp. 26-30.
Latvian, 1997, Klasika, in Riga, ISBN 9984-577-25-2.
Czech, 1998, Magma Publishing, Prague,
Special Cats (Special Sex0, May - October issues
2001, Prague, Concordia,Tajny
zapisky z let 1836-1837; ISBN 80-85997-08-8
Portugese, 1998, Difel S.A., Portugal, ISBN 972-29-0434-5
Chinese, 1999
Taiwan, Unitas, ISBN 957-522-211-3.
Excerpts published in Unitas Literary
Monthly, 1999, issue 3/173
China, Shanghai, Zhu Hai Publishing House;
ISBN 7-80607-566-6
Slovenian, 2000, Zalozba
Obzorja, Slovenia, ISBN 961-230-124-7|
2005, Delo, ISBN 961-6332-69-4
Lithuanian, 2000, A.S. Narbuto Leidykla, Lithuania, ISBN 9986-552-14-1
Albanian, 2000, Fan Noli, Tirana, Albania
Turkish, 2001,
Civiyazilari Yay Turkey, Istanbul,
ISBN 975-8086-87-9
Papirus Yayin, Turkey, Istanbul,
ISBN 975-6999-86-1
Serbian, 2002,
Zepter, Yugoslavia,
Belgrade, ISBN 86-74-94-027-7
Bulgarian, 2002,
KIBEA, Sofia. ISBN 954-474-312-X
Hungarian, 2003, Toth Konyvkereskedes es Kiado Kft., Debrecen. ISBN 963596054-9
Romanian,
Hustler Magazine, May 2001 - Septemer, 2003, Bucharest.
2006, All Group Publishers, Bucharest. Insemnarile de taina ale lui A. S. Puskin; ISBN 973-724-023-5
The Secret Journal became a part of American culture and was included in the
Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0 by Richard
Kadrey, St. Martin Press, New York, 1994.
In 2006 Secret Journal was staged in Paris at Theatre du Marais.
Secret Journal is included in Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature by Gaétan Brulotte, John Phillips
Published by CRC Press, 2006
ISBN 1579584411, 9781579584412
1616 pages
