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[[File:Russianredwallall.jpg|700px|center|Every Russian Redwall novel]]<br />
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For decades, the Russian ''[[Redwall]]'' (Рэдволл - [[Brian Jacques|Брайан Джейкс]]) [[Russian Redwall Covers|book series]] artwork has enamored ''Redwall'' fans across the globe. The illustrations inside and outside of these particular editions of the novels always seemed to capture the heart of the stories. You may recall that [[2020|last year]], the Redwall Wiki highlighted the [[User_blog:LordTBT/News:Redwall_Collectors_Community:_The_Russian_Castaways_Series|Russian editions of the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman]].<br />
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At long last, the Redwall Wiki Library has acquired the Russian ''Redwall'' books. '''All of them.''' There are '''30''' in total, and hunting them down was quite the process. We're confident this is the first time that all 30 are together on American soil, as well as the first time that every Russian hardcover, UK hardcover, and U.S. hardcover have been unified in the U.S.A. This is the first time they've all been photographed together, too.<br />
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Of interest, there are ''more'' editions of Russian hardcovers than there are editions of UK and U.S. hardcovers!<br />
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Like so many older ''Redwall'' items, the Russian ''Redwall'' books have been out of print for years. There are three different collections, and each were published during different decades. We're going to explore them all now.<br />
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[[File:Russianredwall90s.jpg|700px|center|The 1990s Russian Redwall Books]]<br />
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'''The 1990s Russian Redwall Books'''<br />
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From [[1997]] - [[1998]], the first eight books of the ''Redwall'' series were published in Russia. These include ''Redwall'', ''[[Mossflower]]'', ''[[Mattimeo (book)|Mattimeo]]'', ''[[Mariel of Redwall]]'', ''[[Salamandastron]]'', ''[[Martin the Warrior (book)|Martin the Warrior]]'', and ''[[The Bellmaker]]''.<br />
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I've always enjoyed the cover artwork on this older, first collection. They have a retro feel, something old school.<br />
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These books contain the original maps from the UK/U.S. editions, however there are no other interior illustrations, only text.<br />
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[[File:Russianredwall00s.jpg|700px|center|The 2000s Russian Redwall Books]]<br />
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'''The 2000s Russian Redwall Books'''<br />
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These are the editions that truly captured the attention of ''Redwall'' fans. With cover artwork from [[Anton Lomaev]] and [[Russian Artists|illustrations<br />
from many others]], it's obvious why these editions are so special. From [[2002]] until [[2008]], the first 19 ''Redwall'' novels were published, which<br />
is every book up through ''[[Eulalia!]]''.<br />
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The front and back cover flaps contain completely original ''Redwall'' maps, ''in color''. Each chapter heading received its own original black-and-white illustration. And in some cases, full page illustrations illuminate the story.<br />
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As ''Redwall'' is about to step onto the international stage [[Redwall (Netflix)|in a brand new way]], we decided to highlight some of its illustrations:<br />
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[[Matthias]] meeting [[Captain Snow]], and Matthias battling [[Asmodeus]].<br />
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File:Russiacaptainsnow.jpg|Matthias meets Captain Snow<br />
File:Russianmatthiasasmo.jpg|Matthias fights Asmodeus<br />
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And here's the wonderful map from ''[[Rakkety Tam]]'', and a look at [[Rakkety Tam MacBurl]] battling [[Gulo the Savage]].<br />
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File:RussiaRTmap.jpg|Rakkety Tam Russian map<br />
File:RussiaRTvsgulo.jpg|Rakkety Tam battles Gulo the Savage<br />
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[[File:Russianredwall2010s.jpg|700px|center|The 2010s Russian Redwall Books]]<br />
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'''The 2010s Russian Redwall Books'''<br />
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Once again, an effort to publish the ''Redwall'' novels began in earnest in the early 2010s. ''Redwall'', ''Mossflower'', and ''Mattimeo'' were<br />
published from [[2014]] - [[2015]] with exciting new cover artwork from [[Victoria Timofeeva]]. They also had different maps inside. However, like their 90s counterparts, there were no other interior illustrations. We're not clear why publication was limited to just these three books, but the cover artwork is phenomenal.<br />
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We hope you enjoyed these books as much as we do!<br />
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