History of Russian Social Thought (Volume 1)

Author: [Russian] Georgy Plekhanov, Sun Jingong, Guo Congzhou
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Publishing Date: 1988-05-01
Features: The author of this book, Plekhanov, was a renowned Russian international socialist movement activist and an outstanding philosopher and historian. This three-volume work was written in his later years, where he starts from the principles of historical materialism to elaborate in detail how Russian social thought was determined by the social productive forces of the time and how it developed alongside the growth of productive forces. Our institution has always attached great importance to the translation of academic classics from around the world. Since the 1950s, we have been dedicated to translating and publishing classical academic works before the birth of Marxism, while also appropriately introducing representative works of contemporary, well-regarded schools. Thanks to the support of scholars and translators, we have published over 300 titles in the past three decades. We firmly believe that only by enriching our minds with the entire wealth of human knowledge can we build a modern socialist society. The intellectual treasures and academic value contained in these books are well-known to scholars and need no elaboration. These translations were previously published as standalone volumes, making it difficult to see the bigger picture. By compiling them into a series, they complement each other and present a grand panorama, making it easier for research and reference while facilitating cultural accumulation. For this reason, we published 360+ classics in nine volumes from 1981 to 2000. We are now continuing to compile the tenth volume and aim to reach 400 titles by the end of 2004. In the future, we will continue to publish these works in the "Classics Series" based on the accumulation of individual titles. Due to the use of original typesetting, the translations could not be fully proofread, and the formatting is not entirely uniform. Any prefaces or postfaces from the original translations that were usable have been retained as is, while some have been corrected or removed. The reading community fully understands the need to approach these works with a correct analytical attitude, extracting their useful essence while discarding outdated dross, and this need requires no further explanation from us. We hope that scholars and translators at home and abroad will provide criticism and suggestions to help us improve this series.