Title: The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal

Title: The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal Title Record # 57038
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1964-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Some reprints, including Groff Conklin's "Seven Trips Through Time and Space" and Anthony Cheetham's "Under Old Earth and Other Explorations", do not include the first 2 paragraphs of the story because the editors assumed that they were blurbs added in the original magazine publication.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1964^ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti, revised Original translation by Denise Hersant Translation of "The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal", 1964	French	Le Crime et la gloire du commandant Suzdal
1970^ⓘTranslated by Denise Hersant	French	Le crime et la gloire du commandant Suzdal
1972^ⓘTranslated by Rafael Zavala.	Spanish	El crimen y la gloria del comandante Suzdal
1975^ⓘTranslated by Rudolf Hermstein	German	Verbrechen und Ruhm des Kommandanten Suzdal
1975^ⓘTranslated by Helmut Axmann	German	Das Verbrechen des Commander Suzdal
1980^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler	German	Verbrechen und Ruhm des Kommandanten Suzdal
1983^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Nagel	German	Das Verbrechen und der Ruhm des Kommandanten Suzdal
1991^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	El crimen y la gloria del comandante Suzdal
1995^ⓘ Translated by Marko Fančović	Serbian	Zločin i slava komandanta Suzdala^?Zlocin i slava komandanta Suzdala Zlochin i slava komandanta Suzdala [as by Kordvejner Smit]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Amazing Stories, May 1964	1964-05-00	ed. Cele Goldsmith	Ziff-Davis Publishing Company		$0.50^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Emsh
Great Science Fiction, No. 3	1966-06-00	ed. uncredited	Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar	132	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Ed Emshwiller
Seven Trips Through Time and Space	1968-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Fawcett Gold Medal	R1924	$0.60^?$: US dollar	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Seven Trips Through Time and Space	1969-02-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Coronet	0-340-10866-5	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Under Old Earth and Other Explorations	1970-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Panther	0-586-03302-5	£0.25^?£: UK pound	188	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Paul Brierley
Fiction, #194	1970-02-00	ed. Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux	OPTA		F4.00^?F: French frank	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Didier Moreau
Stardreamer	1971-08-00	Cordwainer Smith	Beagle Books	95127	$0.95^?$: US dollar	185	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Jonah Kinigstein
Seven Trips Through Time and Space	1972-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Coronet	0-340-10866-5	£0.30^?£: UK pound	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Seven Trips Through Time and Space	1972-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	White Lion	0-7082-0029-X	£^?£: UK pound	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
7 viajes a través del tiempo y del espacio	1972-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Organizacion Editorial Novaro (Nova Dell #177)			349	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Seven Trips Through Time and Space	1973-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Coronet Books	0-340-10866-5	£0.35^?£: UK pound	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité: Tome 3	1974-08-23	Cordwainer Smith	OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #52)	2-7201-0002-1		371	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Sternträumer	1975-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Insel (Phantastische Wirklichkeit: Science Fiction der Welt)	3-458-05863-X	DM 16.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	255+ [3]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	H. Wenske
Science-Fiction-Stories 46	1975-03-00	ed. Walter Spiegl	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #87 (3118))	3-548-03118-8	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	124	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Robert Foster
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	1180	$2.49^?$: US dollar	[8]+ 342	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Janice C. Tate
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-24581-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Darrell Sweet
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1975-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ballantine Books	0-345-24581-4	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Darrell Sweet
Galactic Empires Volume One	1976-07-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Weidenfeld & Nicolson	0-297-77108-6	£4.95^?£: UK pound	xii+ 338	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires Volume One	1976-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Orbit	0-86007-908-2	£0.85^?£: UK pound	xii+ 338	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Karel Thole
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1977-10-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27202-1	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Darrell Sweet
Galactic Empires Volume One	1977-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press	0-312-31527-9	$8.95^?$: US dollar	305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1977-10-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction)	0-345-27202-1	C$2.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Darrell Sweet
Galactic Empires, Volume I	1978-04-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	St. Martin's Press / SFBC	2456	$4.98^?$: US dollar	xii+ 305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karel Thole
Galactic Empires Volume One	1979-02-00	ed. Brian Aldiss	Avon	0-380-42341-3	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 331	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Alex Ebel
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité Tome 3	1980-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7058)	2-253-02553-4		412	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gérard Ruffin^?Gerard Ruffin
Die besten Stories von Cordwainer Smith	1980-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6708)	3-8118-6708-3	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	415	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carl Lundgren
Titan 19	1983-02-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3949)	3-453-30879-4	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	239	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Morris Scott Dollens
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	1985-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32302-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Darrell Sweet
Amazing Stories: Visions of Other Worlds	1986-09-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	TSR	0-88038-302-X	$7.95^?$: US dollar	253	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Le rêveur aux étoiles	1987-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266)	2-266-02039-0		344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	W. Siudmak
Space Wars	1988-04-00	ed. Poul Anderson, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Tor	0-812-53046-2	$3.95^?$: US dollar	372	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Tom Kidd
The Rediscovery of Man	1988-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	VGSF / Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6) #25)	0-575-04165-X	£3.50^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	John Avon
Galactic Empires	1988-09-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss	Legend	0-09-952150-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound	xviii+ 650	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Chris Foss
The Rediscovery of Man	1988-09-15	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz	0-575-04352-0	£11.95^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Avon
Sternträumer	1991-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #193)	3-518-37893-7	DM 14.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	290	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Tom Breuer
Los señores de la instrumentalidad I: Piensa azul, cuenta hasta dos	1991-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ediciones B (Nova #37)	84-406-2063-2		309	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Óscar H. Chichoni
Le rêveur aux étoiles	1993-01-00	Cordwainer Smith	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5266)	2-266-02717-4		344	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	W. Siudmak
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	1993-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
Polarisova SF antologija '95.	1995-00-00	ed. Zoran Živković^?Zoran Zivkovic	Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)			236	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Tsuneo Sanda
The Rediscovery of Man	1999-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Robert Silverberg Presents the Great SF Stories: 1964	2001-12-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	NESFA Press	1-886778-21-3	$25.00^?$: US dollar	395	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Eddie Jones
The Rediscovery of Man	2003-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I	2004-03-02	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	2-07-042715-3		617	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manchu
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	1-4165-2146-1	$15.00^?$: US dollar	599	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Tom Kidd
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4165-2146-4	$6.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tom Kidd
The Rediscovery of Man	2010-02-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-0-575-09424-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound	400	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Was aus den Menschen wurde	2011-00-00	Cordwainer Smith	Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction)	978-3-453-52806-2	€12.99^?€: Euro	[2]+ 1053	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Was aus den Menschen wurde	2011-03-00	Cordwainer Smith	Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction)	978-3-453-52806-2	€12.99^?€: Euro	[2]+ 1052+ [1]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
When the People Fell	2012-08-28	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3829-5	$7.99^?$: US dollar	829+ [4]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Tom Kidd
The Rediscovery of Man	2012-11-30	Cordwainer Smith	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10861-5	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	2017-04-26	Cordwainer Smith	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-360-9	$14.99^?$: US dollar	376	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Best of Cordwainer Smith	2017-04-28	Cordwainer Smith	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-361-6	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I^?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I	2017-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	978-2-07-042715-4	€9.90^?€: Euro	624	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Manchu
The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal	2017-07-05	Cordwainer Smith	Project Gutenberg Canada	1451	C$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	2018-01-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00^?$: US dollar	683	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	1-85798-819-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #10)	978-1-85798-819-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	xix+ 377	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
Le rêveur aux étoiles	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	France Loisirs	2-7242-3404-9		384	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bahamas

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