Pertsev D.M. Formations, Chiefdom and Early State: Why “Vulgar Marxism” Does Not Explain Process of State Formation in the World Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lc.jvolsu.2022.2.13
Dmitry M. Pertsev, Candidate of Sciences (History), Associate Professor, Department of States and Rights of Foreign Countries, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, Gogolya St, 41, 690014 Vladivostok, Russian Federation, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5767-7931
Introduction: at the present stage of the development of Russian humanities, one-linear theories, among them “vulgar Marxism”, do not fully analyze the course of politogenesis in the world perspective. Thanks to the accumulated data of non-evolutionary anthropology, it has been revealed that the process of the emergence of the state did not always, or rather, even rarely, occur “in a straight line”, in other words, it developed from simple to complex. Purpose: to show that according to the studies of recent decades, social evolution does not have a strictly defined direction, it is often variable. Methods: the methodological basis of the article is the general scientific dialectical method, as well as the method of analysis and synthesis. Results: the article revealed that among the examples of inconsistencies between “vulgar Marxism” regarding politogenesis and historical reality, there are a number of structures that do not fit into the framework of Marxism. In other words, we turn to the experience of Europe during the period of barbarian kingdoms (V-IX centuries), the Greek policy and the nomadic empires of Eurasia (XII-XIII centuries). These examples, and many others, break the unilinear scheme, demonstrating alternative paths to civilization.
Key words: alternative paths to civilization, medieval West, barbarian kingdoms, early state, chiefdom.
Citation. Pertsev D.M. Formations, Chiefdom and Early State: Why “Vulgar Marxism” Does Not Explain Process of State Formation in the World Perspective. Legal Concept = Pravovaya paradigma, 2022, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 103-111. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lc.jvolsu.2022.2.13
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