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Rare 1959 Soviet Legal Encyclopedia: "Labor Law" (Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya)

For historians of Soviet law, collectors of socialist political artifacts, and university research libraries, this 1959 original Soviet hardcover offers a highly detailed view of mid-century Soviet jurisprudence. Published in Moscow by the state scientific publishing house "The Great Soviet Encyclopedia" (Большая Советская Энциклопедия), Labor Law: Encyclopedic Dictionary (Трудовое право: Энциклопедический словарь) is a monumental compilation capturing the legal reforms of the Khrushchev Thaw.

Adorned with original black-grey textured cloth binding featuring gold-leaf stamped titles and a debossed Soviet hammer and sickle on the front board, this classic institutional volume is a key addition to any collection of rare Soviet academic books.

Khrushchev-Era Labor Jurisprudence & Socialist Frameworks

Written for union activists, judges, prosecutors, and legal scholars of the era, this dictionary features approximately 1,000 highly structured encyclopedic entries. It outlines the exact legal mechanics of state-controlled socialist labor, including:

• Workers' Rights & Regulations: Rules governing Soviet labor contracts, job transfers, wages (заработная плата), safety regulations, and rest periods.

• State & Union Dynamics: The legal functions of trade union committees (ФЗМК), labor dispute resolutions, collective contracts, and the administration of the state social security fund.

• Socio-Educational Legal Structures: Historical guidelines on specialized vocational training programs like Factory Apprenticeship Schools (школы ФЗО), agricultural kolkhoz labor, and individual housing construction laws.

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Трудовое право: Энциклопедический словарь (Labor Law: Encyclopedic Dictionary)

• Editorial Committee: Prof. A. I. Denisov (Editor-in-Chief), N. G. Aleksandrov, A. B. Bondarenko, L. Ya. Ginzburg, G. K. Moskalenko, and A. E. Pasherstnik.

• Publisher: Gosudarstvennoe Nauchnoe Izdatelstvo "Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya"

• Publication Date: 1959 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original textured cloth boards, gold/debossed graphic cover details

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• Formatting: Double-column encyclopedic text blocks with historical references

• Classification: Soviet Constitutional Law / Labor Codes / 20th-Century USSR History

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: The black-grey cloth boards are stiff, flat, and clean, showing minimal age-toning and very light corner shelf wear. The front gold lettering and hammer and sickle stamp remain bright and highly reflective.

• Binding Strength: Exceptionally tight, firm, and square. The volume has no loose leaves or structural strain.

• Paper Quality: Pristine text block. All pages are clean with standard, light age-toning typical of late-1950s Soviet paper stocks. Completely free of previous owner inscriptions, margins notes, library markings, or page folds.