The Russian Factory in the Nineteenth Century explained

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)

Notes and References

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