>What should I know about Rubin. I.I. Rubin, that is.
Chris, why *I.I.* Rubin today? You know the reconstruction of scientific socialism is not a matter of indifference to me, but given the continuous turmoil on the international financial markets - shouldn't we know more about Robert Rubin at the moment?
If there is anybody on this list who will sacrifice himself/herself transcribing the article I am quoting below into html or translating it into English I will be fond of xeroxing it.
Hinrich Kuhls
For a concise critique of Rubin's interpretation of Marx' theory see the following article (yes, it has been published as far back as 1975):
Projekt Klassenanalyse Zur Debatte ueber das System der Kritik der Politischen Oekonomie in der UdSSR. Rubins Interpretation der Marxschen Theorie. (On the Discussion about the System of Critique of Political Economy in the USSR. Rubin's Interpretation of Marx' Theory) in: Dialektik der Kategorien. Debatte in der UdSSR (1927-1929) (Dialectics of Categories. A Discussion in the USSR [1927-1929]), West-Berlin: VSA-Verlag 1975, pp. 137-190.
It refers to the following writings and discussion contributions:
I. I. Rubin: Ocerki po teorii stoimosti Marksa (Essays on Marxist Theory of Value) 1st edition Moscow 1924, 3rd ed. Moscow 1928; this one was translated into American English (1972). A German translation has been published in 1973.
I. I. Rubin: Abstraktny trud i stoimost w sisteme Marksa, (Abstract Labour and Value in Marx' System) in: Pod Znamenem Marksizma, Moscow 1927, v. 6, p.88-119 (Under the Flag of Marxism)
I. I. Rubin, S.A. Bessonow et al., Dialekticheskoe razvitie kategorii v ekonomicheskoi sisteme Marksa (Dialectical Development of Categories in Marx' Economical System) in: Problemi ekonomiki, 1929, v. 4/5, p. 203-238
Both articles/contributions have been republished (translated into German) in:
I. I. Rubin, S.A. Bessonow et al., Dialektik der Kategorien. Debatte in der UdSSR (1927-1929) (Dialectics of Categories. A Discussion in the USSR [1927-1929]), West-Berlin 1975