Montesquieu

1955 · 43963107737642 — Moscow: Gospolitizdat 1955. Hardcover. Good. Шарль Луи де МонтеÑкье. Избранные произведениÑ. / ÐžÐ±Ñ‰Ð°Ñ Ñ€ÐµÐ´. и вÑтуп. ÑÑ‚Ð°Ñ‚ÑŒÑ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ñ„. Ðœ. П. БаÑкина. Примеч. Ð . С. Миндлиной. ÐÐºÐ°Ð´ÐµÐ¼Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð°ÑƒÐº СССР. ИнÑтитут филоÑофии. МоÑква : ГоÑударÑтвенное издательÑтво политичеÑкой литературы ГоÑполитиздат 1955. 800 Ñ. : 1 л. портр. ; 23 Ñм. Увеличенный формат. Твердый издательÑкий переплет. . Charles Louis de Montesquieu. Selected Works. / General edited with an introductory article by Prof. M. P. Baskin. Notes by R. S. Mindlina. Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Institute of Philosophy. Moscow : Gospolitizdat 1955. 800 pp. : 1 sheet port. ; 23 cm. Enlarged format. Hardcover. In Russian. This 1955 volume is the most comprehensive Soviet edition of the works of Charles Louis de Montesquieu 1689–1755 released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the great French philosopher's death. Published by Gospolitizdat in collaboration with the Institute of Philosophy of the USSR Academy of Sciences the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Enlightenment political theory including the arrangement of the three branches of power—legislative executive and judicial—which Montesquieu famously defined in his magnum opus. The collection includes his seminal work The Spirit of Laws De l'esprit des loix the satirical Persian Letters and his historical reflections on the Causes of the Greatness and Decline of the Romans. Edited by the prominent scholar M. P. Baskin the volume features a rigorous Marxist-Leninist introductory analysis that situates Montesquieu as a progressive figure in the struggle against feudal absolutism while critiquing the limitations of his class-based perspective. Spanning 800 pages in a dignified enlarged format the book is a classic example of high-standard Soviet academic publishing bound in a sturdy hardcover and featuring a frontispiece portrait of the author. For bibliophiles political scientists and collectors of Enlightenment literature this 1955 Moscow imprint is a vital primary source documenting the systematic reception of French philosophical thought in the post-war Soviet Union and the enduring legacy of the man who provided the intellectual blueprint for modern constitutional governance. Philosophy History Gospolitizdat hardcover