{"product_id":"lunacharsky-idealism-and-materialism-1924-луначарский-идеализм-и-материализм","title":"Lunacharsky, A. V. I. Idealism and Materialism. II. Bourgeois, Transitional, and Socialist Culture (Idealizm i materializm. Kultura burzhuaznaya, perekhodnaya i sotsialisticheskaya), 1924. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eА. В. Луначарский.\u003cbr\u003eI. Идеализм и материализм. II. Культура буржуазная, переходная и социалистическая.\u003cbr\u003eМосква-Ленинград: Красная новь, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e209 с. ; 23 см. Мягкая издательская шрифтовая обложка. Тираж 7000 экз.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eA. V. Lunacharsky.\u003cbr\u003eI. Idealism and Materialism. II. Bourgeois, Transitional, and Socialist Culture.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow-Leningrad: Krasnaya Nov, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e209 pp. ; 23 cm. Publisher’s softcover. Edition of 7,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seminal theoretical work by Anatoly Lunacharsky, the first Soviet People's Commissar of Enlightenment, represents a cornerstone of early Bolshevik cultural philosophy. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the dialectical materialist approach to history and art, including the arrangement of the fundamental conflict between idealism and materialism and the systemic analysis of cultural evolution. Writing during the formative years of the USSR, Lunacharsky delineates the boundaries of bourgeois heritage, the chaotic nature of the transitional NEP period, and the projected features of a future socialist culture. His essays serve as a vital primary source for understanding how the Soviet state sought to synthesize classical intellectual traditions with radical revolutionary objectives.\u003cbr\u003eThe 1924 edition, published by \"Krasnaya Nov\" (Red Virgin Soil), is a classic example of early Soviet scholarly publishing, featuring a distinctive typographic softcover that emphasizes the ideological weight of the contents. Lunacharsky explores the sociological roots of aesthetics and the role of the intelligentsia in the new state, making this volume essential for studying the development of Marxist cultural theory. With a print run of 7,000 copies, this book documents the exact moment when the Soviet leadership was debating the fate of world culture in the face of the \"Proletkult\" and other radical movements. For bibliophiles, historians of philosophy, and collectors of Soviet political thought, this work remains a definitive artifact of the intellectual fervor that defined the early 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963075231786,"sku":"EB-306367098058","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_cb979096-d47f-4e5d-9e25-3bfa323929f3.jpg?v=1768160969","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/lunacharsky-idealism-and-materialism-1924-%d0%bb%d1%83%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bc-%d0%b8-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%bc","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}