Детский (прозаический) вариант карело-финского эпоса Калевала появился в нашей стране в 1953 году. Именно в тот год вышла книга, содержавшая пересказ Александры Любарской, проиллюстрированный Николаем Кочергиным. И для автора текста, и для автора иллюстраций Калевала стала темой, к которой они обращались на протяжении нескольких десятилетий, перерабатывая и дополняя начальные версии. Писатель продолжала шлифовать фразы, а художник делал всё новые и новые листы, стремясь к предельной образности рисунка. В итоге Н.Кочергин создал две самостоятельные версии книги: черно-белую и цветную. Первая считается более сильной, более отвечающей северной теме эпоса, более пронзительной, что ли. Однако черно-белая версия на самом деле... тоже цветная. Похоже, черно-белой она оказалась потому, что тогдашние полиграфисты просто не смогли воспроизвести сложные оттенки, придуманные художником. Издательский дом НИГМА возвращает читателям черно-белую Калевалу в том виде, в котором ее создал Николай Кочергин. При этом мы посчитали возможным включить в книгу цветные полностраничные иллюстрации, выполненные мастером для более поздней версии Калевалы.

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