Staburova, E. Yu. Anarchism in China 1900–1921 (Anarkhizm v Kitaye), 1983. In Russian.

Стабурова Е. Ю. Анархизм в Китае 1900–1921.
Москва : Наука, 1983.
182 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, увеличенный формат. Тираж 2000 экз.
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Staburova, Elena Yurievna. Anarchism in China 1900–1921.
Moscow : Nauka (Main Editorial Office of Oriental Literature), 1983.
182 pp. Softcover, enlarged format. Print run: 2,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1983 monograph by Elena Staburova is a foundational work in Soviet sinology, providing the first comprehensive analysis of the anarchist movement’s role in the early 20th-century Chinese revolutionary process. Published by the prestigious "Main Editorial Office of Oriental Literature" at Nauka, the book explores the crucial period between the waning years of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Communist Party of China. Staburova meticulously traces how anarchist ideas—introduced by Chinese students in Tokyo and Paris—preceded and deeply influenced the early socialist movement in East Asia.
The study examines the activities of key groups such as the "New World" (Xin Shiji) in Paris and the "Natural Justice" (Tianyi Bao) circle in Tokyo. It offers a profound analysis of how radical intellectuals like Li Shizeng, Wu Zhihui, and Liu Shifu synthesized Western radical thought with traditional Chinese philosophy, particularly Taoism. In this study, Staburova provides a deep typological analysis that offers a deep dive into the internal logic of Chinese anarcho-communism, including the arrangement of early labor unions and the educational "Work-Study" movements that sent many future CPC leaders to France.
To ensure scholarly reach, the book includes an extensive bibliography of primary sources in Chinese, French, and Japanese, many of which were accessed by Soviet scholars for the first time. Staburova assesses the inevitable conflict and eventual displacement of anarchism by Marxism-Leninism following the May Fourth Movement and the 1921 founding of the CPC.
With a very limited print run of only 2,000 copies, this edition was primarily intended for specialized academic libraries and research institutes. For historians of China, scholars of political philosophy, and collectors of rare Soviet sinology, this monograph remains an essential reference for understanding the radical intellectual roots of modern China.