About the book: 1990 / The book is a reissue of a two-volume monograph (vol. I was published in 1947, volume II - in 1961), which is still remains the only study that covers the complexity of the historical issues of the Renaissance as a whole. The monograph is a classic work not only of Soviet but also of world Marxist historiography. The book is intended for historians, philologists, art critics, and a wide range of readers interested in problems of world history.