| Article | Forming Ideas and Elements of Civil Society in Ukraine: a Retrospective Analysis |
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| Authors | Tymoshenko V. |
| Name of magazine | Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version) |
| Issue | 4 / 2014 |
| Pages | 36 - 44 |
| Annotation | The process of implementing civil society principles by social and political practice in Ukraine is covered in the article. The author identified the components of civil society concept, justified by domestic political and legal thinkers of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. The attention is focused on the role of Magdeburg law in shaping spheres of public life, the role of the Orthodox brotherhoods and communal schools in XVI–XVIII centuries, as well as autonomous Cossack communities, including Zaporizhian Sich as a selfgoverning structure of the people’s self-defense that was built on the principles of direct democracy. The Hetmanate is considered as a stage in the development of social consciousness of the Ukrainian people. The author traced the contribution of the Pylyp Orlyk Constitution to the emergence of civil society. The article covers the research of the development of civil society ideas by Cyril and Methodius brotherhood, cultural and educational communities, especially the ideas mentioned in the works of M. Dragomanov. Attention is paid to the introduction of zemstvo in the Russian Empire, the operation of which in 70’s – 80’s of the XIX century initiated political activities oriented at public interest. |
| Keywords | community, civil society, self-government, law, government, democracy, Cossacks, equality, self-defense, independence. |
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