Ludwig Zinovievich Slonimsky ( pl, Leonid Ludwik Słonimski, russian: link=no, Леонид-Людвиг Зиновьевич Слонимский, 1 November 1849Akt urodzenia nr 334 z roku 1860 w zespole 72/180/0 Akta stanu cywilnego wyznań niechrześcijańskich w Warszawie, Cyrkuł IV. — 1850, according to the Brockhaus and Efron Dictionary —1918) was a

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-born Jewish Russian journalist, publicist, economist and lawyer, the son of Hebrew scientist and publisher

Hayyim Selig Slonimski Ḥayyim Selig ben Ya'akov Slonimski () (March 31, 1810 – May 15, 1904), also known by his acronym ḤaZaS (), was a Hebrew publisher, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, science writer, and rabbi. He was among the first to write books on scie ...

.Слонимский Леонид-Людвиг Зиновьевич
at the

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Career

A Kiev University alumnus, Slonimsky started publishing articles on law and jurisprudence in ''Sudebny Vestnik'' (Court Herald) in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1872. From 1875 to 1879 he was the head of the Foreign Policy section in ''

Russkiy Mir The "Russian world" (russian: Русский мир, lit=Russian world', 'Russian order', 'Russian community, translit=Russkiy mir; la, Pax Rossica, Pax Russica) is the concept of social totality associated with Russian culture. ''Russkiy mir'' ...

'', and for some time co-edited it with Yevgeny Rapp. After a short stint with the ''Slovo'' magazine, in 1881 he joined the newspaper ''Poryadok'' (Order), then succeeded Valentin Korsh as its Foreign Policies editor. In late 1882 Slonimsky became a member of the '' Severny Vestnik'' staff where his essays on economics soon started to appear regularly; in 1883 he became the head of this magazine's Foreign Review section. Slonimsky lectured at the St Petersburg Juridical Society. He criticized Russia's financial policy, Marxist economics, and opposed the '' narodniks'', while supporting ''

obshchina Obshchina ( rus, община, p=ɐpˈɕːinə, literally "commune") or mir (russian: мир, literally "society", among other meanings), or selskoye obshchestvo (russian: сельское общество, literally "rural community", official ...

''. Among the issues he returned regularly to, were the theory of progress,

usury Usury () is the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense, where an interest rate is ch ...

, the rights of mentally ill patients, the legal rights of Jews in Russia and

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's philosophy. He published numerous historical essays too, including those on

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome * Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...

and Nicholas I. Later in his life he co-edited (with Viktor Fausek) the ''

''.

References

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