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Rare 1975 Soviet Law Textbook: "Soviet Civil Procedure" (Vysshaya Shkola, Moscow)

For researchers of comparative law, legal historians, and collectors of vintage academic publications, this 1975 original Soviet hardcover provides an in-depth view of the Brezhnev-era legal system. Published in Moscow by the state educational imprint Vysshaya Shkola (Издательство «Высшая школа»), Soviet Civil Procedure (Советский гражданский процесс) is an essential textbook compiled by prominent legal scholars of the era.

Featuring a beautifully preserved, textured ochre-green cloth binding with silver-leaf typography on the front board, this textbook offers an authentic glimpse into the legal and judicial systems of the USSR.

Brezhnev-Era Civil Law & Judicial Doctrines

Approved by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the USSR, this 2nd edition was the definitive textbook for law students in legal institutes across the Soviet Union. The 399-page textbook covers:

• The Principles of Socialist Justice: The tasks of civil litigation, safeguarding state and cooperative interests, and the educational role of Soviet courts.

• The Law of Evidence: Rules on burden of proof, admissibility, witness statements, physical evidence, and judicial expertise.

• The Trial Process: Preparing cases, conducting court hearings, rendering judgments, and implementing appellate review.

• Special Civil Proceedings: Declaring individuals missing or deceased, recognizing ownerless property, and the civil functions of the State Notary.

• International Civil Procedure: Legal frameworks for handling civil cases involving foreign nationals, foreign legal entities, and international treaties in the USSR.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Советский гражданский процесс (Soviet Civil Procedure)

• Editor-in-Chief: Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor M. A. Gurvich (М. А. Гурвич)

• Publisher: "Vysshaya Shkola" Publishing House (Издательство «Высшая школа»)

• Publication Date: 1975 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's textured ochre-green cloth boards with silver-leaf titles

• Classification: Soviet Civil Procedure / USSR Judicial Codes / 20th-Century Soviet Law

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: The ochre cloth boards are clean, flat, and rigid, showing only minor age-toning. The front silver-foil lettering remains bright and highly reflective.

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

• Paper Quality: Clean, unmarked pages with standard, light age-toning typical of mid-1970s Soviet paper stocks. Completely free of previous owner inscriptions, margins notes, library stamps, or page creases.

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