{"product_id":"bentham-jeremy-tactics-of-legislative-assemblies-taktika-zakonodatelnykh-sobranii-first-russian-edition-1907-in-russian","title":"Bentham, Jeremy. Tactics of Legislative Assemblies (Taktika zakonodatel'nykh sobranii). First Russian edition, 1907. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eБентам, Иеремия. Тактика законодательных собраний \/ перевод М. К. Первое русское издание.\u003cbr\u003eСанкт-Петербург : Издание Л. А. Велихова, 1907. 186 с., 1 л. портр.\u003cbr\u003eВладельческий твердый переплет. 22 см.\u003cbr\u003eПереплет - хорошее: серый холст со следами естественных загрязнений и общего выцветания, небольшие потертости по краям крышек. Блок - хорошее: крепкий, страницы равномерно пожелтели от времени, следы мелкой бумажной реставрации (усиление фальцев) у корешка на первых и последних листах.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eBentham, Jeremy. Tactics of Legislative Assemblies \/ translated by M. K. First Russian edition.\u003cbr\u003eSt. Petersburg : Edition of L. A. Velikhov, 1907. 186 pp., 1 leaf of portrait.\u003cbr\u003eLater owner's hardcover binding. 22 cm.\u003cbr\u003eBinding good: grey canvas cloth is soiled and faded, light rubbing to edges and corners. Text block good: firm, pages evenly age-toned, minor archival paper reinforcement near the gutter on the first and last leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly significant first Russian edition of Jeremy Bentham's pioneering work \"An Essay on Political Tactics\" (published here as \"Taktika zakonodatel'nykh sobranii\"). Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the foundational English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, is celebrated as the father of modern utilitarianism, whose radical ideas deeply impacted global constitutionalism, legal theory, and political philosophy. Written originally under the immediate impression of the French Revolution in 1791 and later compiled and edited by his devoted Swiss disciple Etienne Dumont, this treatise stands as a monumental cornerstone in the history of parliamentary law, meticulously defining the mechanics of legislative transparency, debate protocols, voting systems, and majority-minority dynamics. The historical context of this specific Russian translation is particularly profound. Although Bentham maintained close ties with top-tier Imperial statesmen like Mikhail Speransky and Nikolay Mordvinov, and even corresponded directly with Emperor Alexander I during his legislative reform efforts, his works faced strict state censorship and suppression throughout the nineteenth century. This definitive translation was finally published by L. A. Velikhov in St. Petersburg in 1907, serving as an immediate ideological and practical response to the First Russian Revolution of 1905 and the historic convocation of the State Duma-the Russian Empire's first representative parliament. Consequently, this volume functioned as a critical procedural blueprint for Russia's nascent parliamentary experiment. Complete with its original frontispiece portrait, this rare edition is a coveted acquisition for institutional archives and discerning collectors of early twentieth-century Russian politics, history of law, and Western philosophical reception in the Caucasus and the late Russian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44533917515818,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/IMG_7068_7a62f31f-85a2-4d4c-b0ef-759d0ea8c632.jpg?v=1783272319","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/bentham-jeremy-tactics-of-legislative-assemblies-taktika-zakonodatelnykh-sobranii-first-russian-edition-1907-in-russian","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}