Contradictions in Comprehending the Beginning of Russian Statehood in the Aspect of Various Social Projects

Abstract

The goals and objectives of the study are to compare different ideas about historical knowledge in the aspect of legitimizing the social system, to compare the main characteristics of social projects and their approaches to understanding the beginning of Russian statehood. The study used the methods of comparative analysis when examining the object in all its interrelationships and contradictions. Also, the author used the ascent from the abstract to the concrete in the unity of the historical and logical approaches. The author refers to the description of the nature of social myth in the works of J. Frazer, A. F. Loseva, E. Fromm, who analyses the views of the social reality of domestic and foreign researchers. The work results continue and develop the discussion about the foundations of Russian statehood, presented in the works of various authors. The study allows for a comparative analysis of various social projects, the degree of their utopianism, and, consequently, their viability and feasibility.