Zakon i spravedlivost' Stat'i i rechi [Law and Fairness. Articles and Speeches]

Anatoly Fedorovich Koni is a famous Russian lawyer, prosecutor, court speaker, statesman, writer, member of the State Council of the Russian Empire. Many high-profile cases and trials in Tsarist Russia were investigated, conducted, fairly and legally judged judiciously precisely due to the efforts of AFKoni. He always stood on the side of the law, fought for freedom of religion, defended the rights of women. AFKoni was a man of "exceptional talents and exceptional merits before our country." A public figure who closely linked his name with the best traditions of the Russian public and can serve as a model for many subsequent generations, a deep and thoughtful connoisseur and researcher of law, a subtle literary critic and a historian of Russian literature and the social movement, a great master of literary and living words, AF Koni in justice earned himself grateful gratitude of Russian society ... "(Academician S. F. Oldenburg).