Parliament or councils? The Russian choice in 1918
Игорь А. Исаев
Moskiewski Państwowy Uniwersytet Prawniczy im. O. KutafinaAbstract
The article deals with one of the most important issues in the Soviet political and legal history. The choice of the political form that was established almost immediately after the victory of the Bolsheviks in the Revolution of 1917, meant a change in the direction of development of the state. Councils became an alternative to the parliamentary republic. The article analyzes the basic principles of both political systems and the reasons for such a choice. The author emphasizes transnational political direction of the so-called “direct action” which took place not only in Russia, but also in several European countries.
Keywords:
parliament, councils, democracy, dictatorship, representation, legitymacy, legalism, separation of powers, law, rule, state power, authority
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