M. Lemke's book "250 days at the Tsar's Headquarters", 1920

The original and quite rare edition is in good condition. Mikhail Konstantinovich Lemke (1872-1923), historian, journalist, publicist. His works on the history of the Russian revolutionary movement, social thought, and censorship are widely known. From September 1915 to July 1916, Lemke served in the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander. This book is written in the form of a diary and memoirs. The First World War and the fall of the Russian Empire are the main motives that run through the entire book. From the author: "Having been appointed to At the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, in this complex node of the nervous system of the army and the country, I vowed to use my position there at all costs, primarily for the careful and systematic maintenance of a detailed personal diary and close observation of everything that happens around. In addition to my future official position, in which, for all my hierarchical insignificance, I foresaw, however, direct relations with high officials, this decision was also facilitated by the consciousness of my duty — the duty of a man who, by his profession, was a historian, who understood the enormous importance of the living historical document he had conceived and knew how limited the number of such documents was after all. written reflections of the feverish activity and bustle of wartime. Our previous wars were the best proof of this: their memoirs are extremely scarce. And indeed, from the first day of our stay in I was true to my word at the Headquarters, and with systematic accuracy and precision, I wrote down every day everything I could learn during the day. The materials for me were primarily the countless documents that passed through or near me, and more often (and in very large numbers) came to my hand, tirelessly searching for them." The format is 170*250 mm. The volume is 860 pages. A second-hand book rarity.