Chief Editor's Note on the 100th Anniversary of the Russian 1917 Revolution

• Author: Dmitry Maleshin
• Position: Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia)
• Pages: 5-5

BRICS LAW JOURNAL Volume IV (2017) Issue 4

CHIEF ED IToR’S noTE on THE 100TH annIVERSaRY

oF THE RuSS Ian 1917 REVoLuTIo n

DMITRY MALESHIN,

Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia)

DOI: 10.21684/2412-2343-2017-4-4-5-5

Recommended citation: Dmitry Maleshin, Chief Editor’s Note on the 100th Anniversary

of the Russian 1917 Revolution, 4(4) BRICS Law Journal 5-5 (2017).

The Russian Revolution of 1917 is a crucial event in the modern history of the

world. It is a distinct turning point in world history. It changed not only the style of

life in Russia, but also almost all important areas of life in the world.

Law and legislation are areas that were greatly influenced. The Bolsheviks

declared many new principles of life, changing standards of work, land usage, family

relations, national politics, international relations, justice, and more. Most of their

declarations were attractive not just in Russia, but worldwide. Lawmakers across

the globe could not ignore the new standards that were declared by the Bolsheviks

and realized in Russia. To do other wise would be to r isk revolutions in their own

countries. Consequently, the Russian Revolution had an inuence in almost all the

areas of law: constitutional, administrative, civil, civil procedural, family, labour, and

criminal law.

In Russia, there were not many events in 2017 commemorating the 100th anni-

versary of the 1917 Revolution. In spite of the catastrophic consequences of the

Revolution for Russia, we cannot pass over the event because it had huge eects

for the law, and therefore we decided to devote this special issue of the Journal to

this topic.