A year in Soviet Russia - London - People's Russian information bureau r19--3 - One year’s legislation of the Russian Socialist Republic

Sep 21, 2026

Bibliographic microform target record for “A year in Soviet Russia,” containing an original filmed bibliographic entry and detailed technical metadata for 35mm film, reduction ratio 10:, image placement coordinates, and the date filmed (9-30-97). The record includes restrictions on reproduction, a summary description stating the text translates a chapter from “One Year of Proletarian Dictatorship,” and highlights key themes from 1917-1918 legislative work. It further lists filming and bibliographic irregularities with references to pages, volumes, and commentary on the legislative account’s value for tracing party and regime characteristics.

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ONE YEAR’S LEGISLATION OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

Key decrees and proclamations (October-November 1917)

97-84202-18Hoichberg A year in Soviet Russia London [19--] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION # BIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED·EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 308 Z Box 832 Hoichberg,J A year in Soviet Russia;brief account ofthe legislative work of 1917-1918.London,People's Russian information bureau r19--3 15 p. Translation of a chapter from the publica-.tion "one year of proletarian dictatorship." 1.Russia -Pol。&govt.-1917-1036.ITitle.0 RESTRICTIONS ON USE: Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia UniversityLibraries. # TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmREDUCTION BATIO: 10:/ MAGE PLACEMENT:IA IIA IB IIB DATE FILMED:9-30-97 INITIALS: 业 TRACKING\#: 28244 FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. # BIBLIOGRAPHIC IRREGULARITIES MAIN ENTRY:Hoichberg ………… ……… …… ………- - - --- - - … A year in Soviet Russia ………………… ……… - -- --------- ** Bibliographic Irregularities in the Original Document: List all volumes and pages affected;include name of institution if filming borrowed text. Page(s)missing/not available:_ Volume(s)missing/not available:_ Illegible and/or damaged page(s):_ _Page(s)or volume(s)misnumbered:_ Bound out of sequence:_ Page(s)or volume(s)filmed from copy borrowed from:_ Xp.16-wrinkle through text Other: Inserted material: M 311929 This description of the kegislatire cork ofthe Soeziet Gernment's firt yea²'s workis a translation of a chapter from thepubuication“Ome Yar of PraketarianDitatorship,"iswed by the A1LRusnianCentral Commite of the Soviets for theannierary of the Balheeik Rerwlationof orember,1917.A celLkmocacyer,named Hoichberg,chorecorked onthe staf of Maxim Gark's paper,the“JConay Zhizn,”ir the aatharHe ceas an oponent of Bolshevism,buterentmaly coent orer to the Bobbeviki,ngether teith Gorki.Hit accomnt i anya s5mmary,bur inof great value es sborcingthe pariety and the general character ofthe legirlatie teork carried ont daring thefirnt tekre moutks of the Sariet regime. KM 8 1953S 31192D ONE YEAR’S LEGISLATION OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC How little have we lived,how much has been done!Werewe to analyse fully the laws passed during the last twelve monthsin the interests of the workers,several volumes such as this wouldbe found insufficientHere,therefore,we can give only a shortsummary of what has been done. On October 26th,1917(November 8th),while in Petrograditself the struggle of revolted Labour was still going on,on thevery day when the Workmen's and Peasants'Government,in thepersons of the Council of People's Commissaries,was brought intobeing and proposed to all the peoples and all their governmentsimmediate negotiations for a universal,just and democratic peace—on that same day the Workmen's and Peasants'Government hadalready published the Land Decree.By.this decree,immediatelyand without compensation,private property in landed estates wasabolished,and all estates,all lands—private,imperial,monastic,ecclesiastical—with all their dead and live stock,with all buildings,appurtenances and offices,were handed over to the Volost(Canton)Land Committees and District Soviets of Peasants'Deputies.These Soviets and Committees were instructed to act on the generaprinciples laid down by the Land Nakaz(Instruction)of the AlI-Russian Congress of Peasants'Soviets in August,1917,which beganas follows:"T

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It states the document is a translation of a chapter from “One Year of Proletarian Dictatorship,” issued for the anniversary of the October Revolution. The description frames the account as a summary of legislative work during the early months of the Soviet regime and highlights its value for understanding party and general regime character.

Sep 21, 2026

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