Robespierre, M. Revolutionary Legality and Justice: Articles and Speeches (Revolyutsionnaya zakonnost i pravosudie), 1959. In Russian.

Робеспьер М.
Революционная законность и правосудие: Статьи и речи. / Перевод с французского Н. Лапшиной; Под редакцией и со вступительной статьей В. А. Туманова; Художник В. И. Бельский.
Москва : Государственное издательство юридической литературы (Госюриздат), 1959.
276 с. : ил. ; Немного увеличенный формат. Твердый издательский переплет. Тираж 6000 экз.
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Robespierre, Maximilien.
Revolutionary Legality and Justice: Articles and Speeches. / Translated from French by N. Lapshina; Edited with an introductory article by V. A. Tumanov; Designed by V. I. Belsky.
Moscow : State Publishing House of Legal Literature (Gosyurizdat), 1959.
276 pp. : ill. ; Slightly enlarged format. Hardcover. Edition of 6,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1959 collection of Maximilien Robespierre’s writings and oratory is a fascinating artifact of the Khrushchev Thaw, a period when Soviet legal scholarship sought to redefine "revolutionary legality" following the excesses of the Stalin era. Published by the State Publishing House of Legal Literature (Gosyurizdat), the volume presents Robespierre not merely as the architect of the Terror, but as a sophisticated legal mind concerned with the rights of the citizen and the constitutional foundations of a republic. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Jacobin jurisprudence, including the arrangement of speeches on the abolition of the death penalty, the right to vote, and the philosophical necessity of virtue in a revolutionary government. By selecting works specifically focused on justice, the Soviet editors curated a version of Robespierre that resonated with contemporary discussions regarding the restoration of socialist law and civil rights.
The physical edition is notable for its high production quality and its artistic design by V. I. Belsky. In a slightly enlarged format with a durable hardcover, the book includes scholarly annotations and a critical introductory essay by V. A. Tumanov, which situates Robespierre's 18th-century radicalism within the framework of mid-20th-century political theory. Across its 276 pages, the volume serves as a bridge between the French Enlightenment and Soviet political thought, offering a primary source on the radical democrat who famously proclaimed that "the goal of constitutional government is to preserve the Republic." With a limited print run of 6,000 copies, this 1959 edition remains a prized acquisition for historians of the French Revolution, scholars of legal history, and collectors of Soviet academic imprints from the Thaw period.