Павлов-Сильванский Н. П.
Феодализм в России. / [Академия наук СССР]. (Серия: «Памятники исторической мысли»). Статьи С. О. Шмидта, С. В. Чиркова; Примечания С. В. Чиркова; Отв. ред. С. О. Шмидт.
Москва : Издательство «Наука», 1988.
696 с. ; Немного увеличенный формат. Твердый издательский переплет.
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Pavlov-Silvansky, Nikolay.
Feudalism in Russia. / [Academy of Sciences of the USSR]. (Series: "Monuments of Historical Thought"). Articles by S. Schmidt and S. Chirkov; Notes by S. Chirkov; Editor-in-chief S. Schmidt.
Moscow : Nauka Publishing House, 1988.
696 pp. ; Slightly enlarged format. Hardcover. In Russian.
This 1988 volume is a fundamental academic edition of the works of Nikolay Pavlov-Silvansky, the visionary historian who fundamentally reshaped the understanding of Russia's medieval past. By the turn of the 20th century, Pavlov-Silvansky famously proved that Russia had experienced a feudal stage of development strikingly similar to that of Western Europe—a thesis that challenged the prevailing "exceptionalist" view of Russian history. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the Russian Middle Ages, including the arrangement of the landholding system, the hierarchy of boyar service, and the legal structures that bound the peasantry to the soil. This edition brings together his seminal monographs, Feudalism in Ancient Russia and Feudalism in Appanage Russia, which established the comparative method as a cornerstone of Russian historiography.
Published as part of the prestigious "Monuments of Historical Thought" series by Nauka, this 696-page volume is more than a mere reprint; it is a monument of Soviet historiographical scholarship. It was prepared under the editorial guidance of the legendary academician Sigurd Schmidt, whose introductory articles and the detailed notes by S. V. Chirkov provide a modern context for Pavlov-Silvansky’s discoveries. The slightly enlarged format and high-quality hardcover reflect the book's status as an essential reference for medievalists, legal historians, and philosophers of history. For bibliophiles and scholars, this 1988 Moscow imprint remains a vital primary source, documenting the bridge between pre-revolutionary Russian intellectual tradition and late-Soviet academic rigor.