Davydov A.P. Against the Merger of Power and Property in Russia (On the 90th Anniversary of the Birth of A.S. Akhiezer). Russian Journal of Philosophical Sciences. 2019;62(8):84-97. (In Russ.)

Abstract

The article examines the theoretical and philosophical aspects of the problem of merging power and property using the example of modern Russia. The author’s methodological approach is based on the concept of the philosophy of history and social development, developed by A.S. Akhiezer. Thus, the merging of power and property is considered as a factor blocking the development of the country, and the concept of a syncreis “power-property-management” is introduced, through which the thinking and actions of the leaders of perestroika and liberal-democratic reforms in Russia in the 80-90s are explained. XX century The article proposes for the first time to consider the efforts to dismember the “power-property-management” syncresis in Russia as a continuation of the idea of ​​separation of powers, the instigators of which were representatives of West European democratic thought - the Englishman J. Locke and the Frenchman S. Montesquieu, as well as the “founding fathers” of the Constitution USA (A. Hamilton, J. Madison and J.J.). Meanwhile, the classical Western theories of democratic reforms do not take into account that the separation of branches of political power is not enough; it is also necessary to instu- tionalize the relationship between political and economic power. Designed by A.S. Akhiezer’s methodology for the analysis of historical experience just compares favorably with its integrity and taking into account the totality of factors: political, economic, social and cultural. For example, the monopoly is interpreted by Akhiezer not just as an economic, but as a socio-historical phenomenon that occurs even in the early stages of society. The author concludes that, using such concepts of Akhiezer’s sociocultural theory as “conspiracy”, “schism” and “mediation”, it is possible to develop a strategy and tactics for overcoming the “power-property-management” syncresis to conduct a broad political reform establishing a dialogue between power and society.