Vasilyev, A. A. Slavophiles’ Ideal of Government

Abstract: The article is devoted to Slavophiles’ ideal of the government, — the absolute supremacy. The author described historical, spiritual and moral roots of the absolute supremacy as a Russian form of government in Slavophiles’ interpretation. The author criticized a tendentious point of view on the absolute supremacy viewing it as a destructive institute of empiric Russia and supported the ideal of the people’s monarchy, — committed and responsible service of the power for the people. Key words: studies of law, slavophiles, government, state traditions, absolute supremacy, land, land matter, power, empire