The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century

The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century

Author	Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky
Language	Russian
Genre	Non-fiction
Publication date	1898
Publication place	Russia

The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century is a book by Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky ^[1] originally published in Russian in 1898. For this he was awarded his doctorate by Moscow University. ^[2] It was republished in Russia several times, running to three editions and two reprints by 1928. John P. McKay regarded the book as an "all-time outstanding contributions to Russian economic history, and to economic history in general". ^[3] Tugan-Baranovsky was a Legal Marxist, and in opposition to the populist narodniks, he argued that the Russian Empire far from being able to avoid going through a capitalist stage of development, had already experienced substantial capitalist development. ^[3]

Editions and translations

Russian language

• 1898 First edition, St Petersburg
• 1900 Second Edition, St Petersburg
• 1907 Third Edition, St Petersburg

Reprinted in 1922 (Moscow), 1934 and 1938 (Moscow-Leningrad)

Translations

• German Translation: Geschichte der Russischen Fabrik, based on 2nd Edition translated by B. Minzes (Berlin, 1900)
• English Translation: The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century, based on 3rd Edition, translated by Arthur and Claora Levin, under the supervision of Gregory Grossman (Illinois: Homewood, 1970)

References

1. Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky; Levin, Arthur; Levin, Claora S. (1970). The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century (english Translation ed.). Illinois: Homewood.
2. Kowal, Lubomyr (1972). "M. I. Tugan Baranowski: The Russian Factory in the 19th Century (Book Review)". Journal of European Economic History. 1 (2 (Winter 1972)): 820–821.
3. McKay, John P. (1972). "Review of The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century" . The Business History Review. 46 (1): 137–139. doi:10.2307/3112804. ISSN   0007-6805.