Changes in the Russian Terminology of Economic Law since Perestroika

Contents Introduction Aim and Scope of the Research Definitions Legal Terminology Economic Law Continental European Law and Common Law Perestroika Borrowing Catchword Taboo and Euphemism Sources Previous Research Analysing Semantic Change Historical Background The Influence of Continental European Law on Russian Law and the Russian Terminology of Economic Law since Peter I The Influence of Soviet Ideology on the Russian Terminology of Economic Law Рге-Revolutionary Terminology Terms Not Used in Soviet Legislation Before Perestroika Terms Used in Soviet Legislation Before Perestroika Soviet Terminology The Introduction of 'Bourgeois' Terms The exclusion of the 'Socialist' Terms New Terminology Borrowings Loan-words Calques indigenous Formations Conclusions