Two vintage Russian emigre literature books. Russia on the Eve of the Revolution, Historical Sketches: Monarchists. Liberals. Freemasons. Socialists by Grigory Aronson, published in New York by New Russian Word in 1962, and The Ark: Collection of Russian Foreign Literature, published in New York in 1942. These volumes offer invaluable insights into Russian history, culture, and political movements during pivotal periods of the 20th century. Russian Emigre Literature And Bibliophilic Collectibles.