On Issues of Theory of State and Jurisprudence, by Anderi Vyshinsky, 1949.
Measures 6 x 9", in leatherette-wrapped hard cover, 424 pp. Published by the State Publishing House of Law Literature at the All-Union Institute of Jurisprudence at the USSR Ministry of Justice.
The book is in excellent condition, showing minimal wear to the cover. The textblock is intact and very clean, with infrequent underlining with lead or red pencil adding a nice ambiance. We did not notice any missing pages, the binding is reasonably tight and strong, the internal pages are free of soiling and are lightly age-toned, mostly along the edges, due to exposure to light.
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Measures 6 x 9", in leatherette-wrapped hard cover, 424 pp. Published by the State Publishing House of Law Literature at the All-Union Institute of Jurisprudence at the USSR Ministry of Justice.
The book is in excellent condition, showing minimal wear to the cover. The textblock is intact and very clean, with infrequent underlining with lead or red pencil adding a nice ambiance. We did not notice any missing pages, the binding is reasonably tight and strong, the internal pages are free of soiling and are lightly age-toned, mostly along the edges, due to exposure to light.
The author, Andrei Vyshinsky (Андрей Януарьевич Вышинский, 1883 - 1954), was perhaps one of the best-educated figures in Stalin's apparatus, and Stalin used Vyshinsky's talents to the hilt during the Great Purges of the 1930s as his Chief Prosecutor. Vyshinsky's other major milestone was being the Chief of the Soviet delegation during the Nuremberg Trials.
This book can hardly be counted as a major milestone in Vyshinsky's career. Very likely, its publication in the year of Stalin's 70th anniversary was not a coincidence, if not one of the main reasons for writing it. Its publication in the same year as Orwell's 1984 on the other hand, was a coincidence of cosmic proportions! Vyshinsky's book illustrated Orwell's satire perfectly. It was just much less fun to read.
As a historical note, Vyshinsky, Stalin's creature, was denounced by Khrushchev and died in exile, in New York, in 1954.
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