Gosudarstvo i pravo

Gosudarstvo i pravo (State and Law) is a leading monthly scholarly journal of the Soviet Union and Russia devoted to theoretical and practical problems of jurisprudence. It has been published since 1927 and is currently issued under the guidance of the Department of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The journal is included in the list of scientific journals of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia recommended for publishing the main scientific results of dissertations for candidate and doctor of sciences degrees. The journal has a long and complex publishing history, reflected in its several names: from 1927 to 1929 it appeared as Revolyutsiya prava (Revolution of Law); from 1930 to 1931 as Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i revolyutsiya prava (Soviet State and Revolution of Law); from 1932 to 1938 as Sovetskoye gosudarstvo (Soviet State); from 1939 to 1992 as Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i pravo (Soviet State and Law); and since 1992 it has been known as Gosudarstvo i pravo (State and Law). In 1953–1955 it was published eight times a year. By 1975 its circulation reached about 40,000 copies. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 23 September 1977, the journal Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i pravo was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour for services in the field of legal science and for promoting achievements in the development of socialist statehood, democracy and legality. The journal's editorial leadership has included prominent legal scholars. Its editors-in-chief have included P. I. Stuchka (1927–1930), E. B. Pashukanis (1931–1937), academician A. Ya. Vyshinsky (1938–1941, 1946–1950), F. I. Kozhevnikov (1950–1952), V. V. Yevgenyev (1953–1955), I. V. Pavlov (1955–1958), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences S. A. Golunsky (1959–1961), A. I. Lepeshkin (1962–1964), S. A. Ivanov (1965–1972), A. F. Shebanov (1972–1977), M. I. Piskotin (1978–1987), K. F. Sheremet (1987–1996), A. I. Kovler (1996–1999), I. A. Ikonitskaya (2000–2007), A. S. Avtonomov (2007–2018), and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences M. I. Kleandrov (since 2018). The editorial board includes many doctors of law from Russia and abroad, including A. I. Abdullin, S. A. Avakyan, G. G. Arutyunyan (Armenia), N. A. Bogdanova, M. M. Brinchuk, Wang Jihua (China), A. N. Vylegzhanin, E. Yu. Grachyova, A. A. Grishkovets, E. P. Gubin, V. N. Gutsulyak, A. G. Didenko (Kazakhstan), V. V. Doroshkov, I. V. Ershova, V. N. Zhukov, S. S. Zankovsky, S. V. Zapolsky, V. S. Kamenkov (Belarus), N. V. Krotkova (deputy editor-in-chief), A. V. Malko, I. M. Matskevich, E. I. Nosyreva, T. A. Polyakova, I. M. Ragimov (Azerbaijan), R. N. Salieva, L. V. Sannikova, P. Severino (Italy), G. S. Skachkova, Yu. N. Starilov, A. A. Tedeyev, A. P. Fokov, V. M. Sherstyuk, B. S. Ebzeyev, and V. V. Yarkov. As a scholarly periodical, Gosudarstvo i pravo functions as a brand-like publishing product within the Russian legal-academic ecosystem. It is not a commercial company but a state-supported academic journal whose reputation, editorial board and VAK listing give it authority in Russian legal scholarship. Its website is hosted at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences (igpran.ru).

Gosudarstvo i pravo (State and Law) is a leading monthly scholarly journal of the USSR and Russia devoted to current theoretical and practical problems of jurisprudence. It has been published since 1927 and is currently issued under the guidance of the Department of Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The journal is included in the list of scientific journals of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia recommended for publishing the main scientific results of dissertations for candidate and doctor of sciences degrees. The journal's history is reflected in its changing names: 1927–1929 — Revolyutsiya prava (Revolution of Law); 1930–1931 — Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i revolyutsiya prava (Soviet State and Revolution of Law); 1932–1938 — Sovetskoye gosudarstvo (Soviet State); 1939–1992 — Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i pravo (Soviet State and Law); since 1992 — Gosudarstvo i pravo (State and Law). In 1953–1955 it was published eight times a year. By 1975 its circulation was about 40,000 copies. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 23 September 1977, the journal Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i pravo was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour for services in the field of legal science and for promoting achievements in the development of socialist statehood, democracy and legality. The journal's editors-in-chief have included P. I. Stuchka (1927–1930), E. B. Pashukanis (1931–1937), academician A. Ya. Vyshinsky (1938–1941, 1946–1950), F. I. Kozhevnikov (1950–1952), V. V. Yevgenyev (1953–1955), I. V. Pavlov (1955–1958), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences S. A. Golunsky (1959–1961), A. I. Lepeshkin (1962–1964), S. A. Ivanov (1965–1972), A. F. Shebanov (1972–1977), M. I. Piskotin (1978–1987), K. F. Sheremet (1987–1996), A. I. Kovler (1996–1999), I. A. Ikonitskaya (2000–2007), A. S. Avtonomov (2007–2018), and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences M. I. Kleandrov (since 2018). The editorial board includes doctors of law from Russia and abroad: A. I. Abdullin, S. A. Avakyan, G. G. Arutyunyan (Armenia), N. A. Bogdanova, M. M. Brinchuk, Wang Jihua (China), A. N. Vylegzhanin, E. Yu. Grachyova, A. A. Grishkovets, E. P. Gubin, V. N. Gutsulyak, A. G. Didenko (Kazakhstan), V. V. Doroshkov, I. V. Ershova, V. N. Zhukov, S. S. Zankovsky, S. V. Zapolsky, V. S. Kamenkov (Belarus), N. V. Krotkova (deputy editor-in-chief), A. V. Malko, I. M. Matskevich, E. I. Nosyreva, T. A. Polyakova, I. M. Ragimov (Azerbaijan), R. N. Salieva, L. V. Sannikova, P. Severino (Italy), G. S. Skachkova, Yu. N. Starilov, A. A. Tedeyev, A. P. Fokov, V. M. Sherstyuk, B. S. Ebzeyev, and V. V. Yarkov.

• 2018

  M. I. Kleandrov became editor-in-chief.

• 1992

  Renamed Gosudarstvo i pravo (State and Law).

• 1977

  Awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 23 September 1977.

• 1975

  Circulation reached about 40,000 copies.

• 1953

  Published eight times a year during 1953–1955.

• 1939

  Renamed Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i pravo (Soviet State and Law).

• 1932

  Renamed Sovetskoye gosudarstvo (Soviet State).

• 1930

  Renamed Sovetskoye gosudarstvo i revolyutsiya prava (Soviet State and Revolution of Law).

• 1927

  Journal founded as Revolyutsiya prava (Revolution of Law).

Leading Soviet and Russian scholarly journal on jurisprudence, published under the Russian Academy of Sciences and recognized by the VAK for dissertation publications.

• Gosudarstvo i pravo monthly journal

  Monthly scholarly journal covering theoretical and practical problems of jurisprudence.

1. 1Wikidata: Gosudarstvo i pravowikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (Russian): Государство и правоru.wikipedia.org