A little about the history and business.
Initiator of this project - Boris Fridman, I know him 10-15 years. I respect as a businessman, and especially as a person. It's not often come across really decent people, especially in the business - he is one of them. His passion for books (he is a very serious collector, as he holds a book in his hands as telling them - in poetry) for me was unexpected and completely understandable. Before that attracted nonconformists and with many friends and dosih been on friendly terms. And the book, how much he spent on this project did not speak, as something still done on the enthusiasm, but some technologies just vozrazhdalis again. But on average, a similar project with some streamlined processing chain with a circulation of 50 pieces worth $ 80-100 tons.
He made 20 pieces. Half the edition is sold, the price of one book $ 3900. Expensive or not? Hard to say, can not compare, I know just a souvenir books in leather bindings with gold inlay around that kind of money, but it is not comparable things.
Why published "The Lay of Igor"? This project is made in memory of friend BM Friedman - Victor Tinaeve who wrote this piece back in the distant seventies. That's how the friendship is there and the memory.
1. It looks packaging
2-3. Proofs
4-6. Exhibition publications "Words ..." at different times and at different times
7-8. Eduard Limonov, suddenly, at this time about his business came to the Museum of Contemporary Art, learned about the press conference and joined. He spent all the time, it was evident that he is interested, kept simple, to communication was available - liked.
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