General Historical Imperatives of Social Development and Russian Civilization

The article is a summary of the author’s report on May 19, 2022 at the round table “Russia and the World: between East and West” within the framework of the permanent seminar “Global Factors of Modern Public Policy” organized by the Departments of Public Policy and Russian Politics of the Faculty of Political Science of Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Academy of Political Science. The various interpretations of the concept of civilization in the scientific literature are analyzed, the conclusion is substantiated that it is necessary to combine the principles and mechanisms of interaction of the immutable logic of the general historical imperatives and the requirements of the domestic political tradition. The task of developing a socio-political theory of space, characteristics and features of the civilizational path of Russia is identified as urgent priorities.

civilization, general historical imperatives, domestic political tradition