История еврейского народа

"Istorii͡a evreĭskogo naroda" - plod sotrudnichestva ri͡ada issledovateleĭ; chitatelʹ, odnako, ne naĭdet v nem edinogo vzgli͡ada na istorii͡u evreĭskogo naroda ili na sushchnostʹ istoricheskikh prot͡sessov voobshche. Kazhdyĭ iz avtorov priderzhivalsi͡a svoikh vozzreniĭ, sostavli͡al svoĭ razdel v sootvetstvii so svoim istoricheskim podkhodomi, takim obrazom, vset͡selo otvetstvenen za vyskazannye v nem vzgli͡ady. Nesmotri͡a navse ėti razlichii͡a, avtory ėtogo truda skhodi͡atsi͡a v svoikh vzgli͡adakh v tom, chto vse oni usmatrivai͡ut v evreĭskoĭ istorii - see perveĭshikh ėtapov i po seĭ denʹ - t͡selostnostʹ, nedelimui͡u dazhe v raznoobrazii istoricheskikh prot͡sessov.

"The History of the Jewish People" is the fruit of the collaboration of a number of researchers; however, the reader will not find in it a single view on the history of the Jewish people or on the essence of historical processes in general. Each of the authors adhered to his own views, compiled his own section in accordance with his historical approach and, thus, is fully responsible for the views expressed in it. Despite all these differences, the authors of this work agree in their views that they all see in Jewish history — from the earliest stages to this day — an integrity that is indivisible even in the diversity of historical processes.