Ivan Ivanovich Yanzhul (; – ) was a professor of

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who established the Russian state factory inspection. He helped enforce the first Russian labour code (1 June 1882) which provided a measure of protection for Russian factory workers. His job involved finding an industrial enterprise, gaining access to the premises and forcing the owner to halt illegal practices such as night

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. His political views have been described as

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''Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences''. Macmillan Co., 1957. Vol. 15. Page 512. in that he advocated that government manipulation of tax and customs policy was sufficient for the realisation of socialism. Yanzhul was elected into the

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in 1895. His

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were published in 2 volumes in 1910 and 1911.

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Yanzhul's memoirs, part I
(in Russian)
Yanzhul's memoirs, part II
(in Russian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanzhul Statisticians from the Russian Empire Economists from the Russian Empire Memoirists from the Russian Empire History of labour law Moscow State University alumni Academic staff of Moscow State University 1846 births 1914 deaths