POLITICAL VIEWS OF PROFESSOR P. I. NOVGORODTSEV, THE FIRST RECTOR OF THE MOSCOW COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE AND HIS TIME

Abstract

By analyzing the article by P. I. Novgorodtsev ‘On the Road towards Legal State’ the author shows his views on political situation of that time. The article by Novgorodtsev proves that theoretical ideas could be realized in the best way only when society understands the importance of changes and corresponding authorities could properly demonstrate their necessity and possess constitutional possibilities to implement them. The final points of the Novgorodtsev’s article are acute even today, as he wrote that the 20th century was the century of reforms aimed at improving life and culture of people.

Keywords

• the first commercial institute
• reforms in russia
• g. v. plekhanov