Lévy-Bruhl, L. Primitive Mentality (Pervobytnoye myshleniye), 1930. 1st Russian Edition.

Леви-Брюль Л.
Первобытное мышление. / Перевод с французского под редакцией проф. В. К. Никольского и А. В. Киссина; С предисловиями редакции «Атеиста», акад. Н. Я. Марра и проф. В. К. Никольского.
Москва : Издательство «Атеист»; Государственная типография имени Е. Соколовой, 1930.
XXXI, 337, [6] с. ; Увеличенный формат. Твердый издательский переплет. Первое издание на русском языке. Тираж 10,100 экз.
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Lévy-Bruhl, Lucien.
Primitive Mentality. / Translated from French under the editorship of Prof. V. K. Nikolsky and A. V. Kissin; With prefaces by the "Atheist" editorial board, Academician N. Ya. Marr, and Prof. V. K. Nikolsky.
Moscow: Atheist Publishing House, 1930.
XXXI, 337, [6] pp.; Enlarged format. Hardcover. First Russian edition. Edition of 10,100 copies. In Russian.

This 1930 volume is a landmark publication in the history of Russian anthropology and sociology, marking the first appearance of Lucien Lévy-Bruhl’s seminal work La mentalité primitive in the Russian language. Published by the Atheist house during the height of the Soviet intellectual campaign to reevaluate human consciousness through a materialist lens, the book introduces Lévy-Bruhl’s controversial theory of "pre-logical" thinking. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the primitive mind, including the arrangement of concepts such as the "law of participation," the mystical causality inherent in early societies, and the fundamental differences between modern rationalism and collective representations.
A significant feature of this edition is the extensive introductory apparatus, which includes a preface by the influential linguist Academician Nicholas Marr and the ethnographer V. K. Nikolsky. Their contributions reflect the Soviet effort to synthesize Western sociological theory with the Marrist "New Theory of Language" and historical materialism, often critiquing Lévy-Bruhl while acknowledging his role in deconstructing bourgeois notions of universal human psychology. Across its 337 pages, the volume serves as a primary source for understanding the 1930s Soviet discourse on religion, myth, and the evolution of human society. Produced in an enlarged format and issued in a run of 10,100 copies, this first edition remains a cornerstone for collectors of philosophical and ethnographic rarities, documenting the moment when French sociological thought became a tool for the Soviet "Cultural Revolution."