{"product_id":"keynes-john-maynard-an-inscription-for-a-soviet-newspaper-russians-are-the-nicest-people-in-the-world","title":"Keynes, John Maynard. An Inscription for a Soviet Newspaper. [Russians are the nicest people in the world.]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRussians are the nicest people in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeynes, John Maynard. An Inscription for a Soviet Newspaper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanwdritten and signed in ink on a piece of paper. Top part lightly torn. Pencil markings on the left side of the paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare had-written memorabilia of \u003cstrong\u003eKeynes\u003c\/strong\u003e' visit to the USSR (1925). Keynes came to the USSR to attend the anniversary of Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He came along with his wife, an ex-balerina of the Mariinsky Theatre, who, allegedly, insisted on the visit herself. At the time, Keynes was already wildely known in the USSR, with at least two of his major works translated into russian and published by Gosizdat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeynes himself was known to have an interest in Russia, reading Russian books, following Russian politics. In 1924, he helped facilitate \u003cstrong\u003eLudwig Wittgenstein\u003c\/strong\u003e's Soviet trip, personally writing a recomendation letter on his behalf to Ivan Maisky, describing Wittgenstein as a person intellectualy close to Soviet ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe couldn't find the publication of the quote, it probably appeared in press; however, Keynes have frequently expressed thoughts of similar nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblionne Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52364532711736,"sku":null,"price":19000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/6511\/0072\/files\/26L-18_1Large.jpg?v=1778671002","url":"https:\/\/biblionnerarebooks.com\/products\/keynes-john-maynard-an-inscription-for-a-soviet-newspaper-russians-are-the-nicest-people-in-the-world","provider":"Biblionne Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}