Soon after the October Revolution (1917) there was a division among the scholars.
Generally speaking, the Russian science international law of the time was quite advanced and advocated for the strengthening of international law, peaceful settlement of disputes, the renunciation of war, disarmament, etc. As early as 1880 the Russian Society of International Law was founded. A number of original papers appeared, not just articles and monographs on selected issues, but the systemic works as we ll.
However, already in the 19th century the Russian science of international law went through an unbelievable period of flourishing. Shafirov “The reflections on the legitimate reasons of the war against Sweden” (1717) could not be characterized as such either. Moreover, even in the period from the 13th until 17th century there are neither theoretical, nor systematic works in the domain of international law.
After the introductory part, the author refers to the Kievan Rus, to show that although it was undoubtedly an active participant in international relations (closing international agreements, receiving foreign representatives, etc.) there is no evidence preserved on any papers that could be called the works of international legal science.
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