Pushkin, A.S. The Queen of Spades / Op. A.S. Pushkin; ill. Alexandra N. Benois. – Pg.: t-in R. Golike and A. Vilborg, 1911. – 4, XXII, 65, 3 p.: tsv. il., 8 l. tsv. il.: il.; 28,8×23 cm. In 1834, the novella “The Queen of Spades” by A.S. Pushkin was published, written during the autumn of 1833 in Boldino. It is one of the most famous works by the writer. The captivating plot, the intertwining of reality and fantasy, the precise depiction of manners, and the card game, which was fashionable in Pushkin’s time, made the novella popular among contemporaries. Among the best pre-revolutionary editions of “The Queen of Spades,” the 1911 edition with illustrations by Alexander Nikolayevich Benois stands out.