This five-volume edition includes the most important and valuable of Plekhanov’s works on philosophy.
The first three volumes contain works written in defence and substantiation of Marxism in the course of the struggle against Narodism, revisionism, and Machism. The fourth volume features Plekhanov’s best works on Russian philosophy and social-political thought, while the fifth volume focuses on works related to literature and art.

The texts have been meticulously checked against extant manuscripts in Russian or other languages, stored in Plekhanov House, the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library in Leningrad, and various publications from the author’s lifetime. Each volume includes an introductory article, factual notes, and name and subject indices.

This publication was prepared by the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in collaboration with Plekhanov House, and edited by M. T. Iovchuk, A. N. Maslin, P. N. Fedoseyev, V. A. Fomina, and B. A. Chagin. The texts and notes were prepared by Y. S. Kots, I. S. Belenky, S. M. Firsova, and B. L. Yakobson.

The translation of The Development of the Monist View of History by Andrew Rothstein was originally published in London (1947) by Lawrence & Wishart. A. Fineberg translated Plekhanov’s preface to the second and third editions, and the article A Few Words to Our Opponents. The remaining works were translated by R. Dixon.

Translated from the Russian
Designed by V. Yeryomin

Credits to the original uploaders.

Volume 1 here

Volume 2 here

Volume 3 here

Volume 4 here

Volume 5 here