Prometheus, publishing house

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PROMETHEUS, a publishing house established in 1907 by publisher N.N. Mikhaylov. It was situated at 15 Pushkinskaya Street. The publishing house issued works of Russian and foreign authors (A.V. Amfiteatrov, Y. Volin, S.M. Stepnyak-Kravchinsky, E.L. Voynich et al.), books on philosophy (L. Feuerbach, F. Nietzsche, J.J. Rousseau et al.), works on the history of literature (S.A. Vengerov, N.A. Kotlyarevsky, D.N. Ovsyanniko-Kulikovsky), on social and political issues, and history, as well as reference books. In addition it also published the collected works of L.N. Andreev, S.M. Stepnyak-Kravchinsky, J. London et al. The Popular Library Series consisted mostly of works of N.A. Rubakin. In 1916 the publishing house ceased operations.

References: Каталог книгоиздательства "Прометей". [СПб., 1908]; То же. [СПб., 1914].

M. V. Zakharova. Amfiteatrov Alexander Valentinovich
Andreev Leonid Nikolaevich
Feuerbach Ludwig
Kotlyarevsky Nestor Alexandrovich
Lebedev Dmitry Afanasievich
London Jack (real name Griffith John)
Mikhaylov N.N.
Nietzsche Friedrich
Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky Dmitry Nikolaevich
Rousseau Jean-Jacques
Rubakin Nikolay Alexandrovich
Stepnyak-Kravchinsky Sergey Mikhailovich (see Kravchinsky S.M.)
Vengerov Semen Afanasievich
Volin Yury Samoilovich
Voynich Ethel Lilian
Pushkinskaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 15
Каталог книгоиздательства "Прометей". [СПб., 1908]
Каталог книгоиздиздательства "Прометей". [СПб., 1914]