This edition presents one of the most striking and significant works of Russian civil studies - the book of I. A. Pokrovsky "The main problems of civil law." In it, in historical development, the main questions are given, over the solution of which the outstanding minds of world legal science fought, their close connection with the developments of domestic civil studies is shown. The high professionalism of the author and the depth of penetration into the studied problems determine its enduring significance and relevance to modern civil law theory. Two articles by associates and associates of the scientist - M.V. Zimeleva and N.N. Polyansky - are published here, which assess the multifaceted activities and characterize the main works of I. A. Pokrovsky.