A Story About a Real Man – Boris

**A Story About a Real Man – Boris Polevoi** 

🖋️ Translated by Joe Fineberg 

🖌️ Illustrated by Nikolai Zhukov 

📚 Sixth Printing – 1977 

🏛️ Progress Publishers – Moscow 

🌸 From the *Progress Soviet Authors Library* series

A rare English edition of a Soviet literary classic, recounting the real-life story of WWII pilot Alexey Maresyev, who returned to flying after losing both legs. This edition features dramatic illustrations by Nikolai Zhukov and comes from the esteemed Progress Publishers – a hallmark of Cold War publishing and multilingual Soviet literature.

A powerful narrative of resilience, heroism, and socialist realism. An excellent collectible for enthusiasts of Russian literature, Soviet-era publishing, and WWII human stories.

📏 Size: 12 × 17 cm 

📄 Pages: 344 

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