Budagov, R. A. Essays on Linguistics (Ocherki po yazykoznaniyu), 1953. In Russian.

Р. А. Будагов.
Очерки по языкознанию.
Ответственный редактор В. А. Серебренников. Академия наук СССР. Институт языкознания.
Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1953.
300 с. Обычный формат. Твердый переплет. Тираж — 30,000 экз.
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R. A. Budagov.
Essays on Linguistics (Ocherki po yazykoznaniyu).
Edited by V. A. Serebrennikov. Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Institute of Linguistics.
Moscow: Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1953.
300 pp. Normal format. Hardcover. Edition of 30,000 copies.

This 1953 fundamental work by the eminent Soviet linguist Ruben Budagov offers a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical and practical laws governing the development of language. Published during a pivotal era of ideological realignment in Soviet philology, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of language as a social phenomenon, including the arrangement of chapters dedicated to historical development, the relationship between thought and speech, and the role of the individual in linguistic evolution. Budagov’s primary objective is to demonstrate the necessity of a unified linguistic theory for understanding everyday speech and to foster a conscious, observational approach to the dynamic categories of language.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the transition of Soviet linguistics toward more structural and sociolinguistic frameworks under the editorship of V. A. Serebrennikov. The work remains highly regarded for its accessibility and its emphasis on language as a living, breathing instrument of human communication. Despite its relatively large print run for the time, this Academy of Sciences edition is a significant bibliographical artifact for historians of science and researchers of general linguistics.