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The Concepts of Constitution and Fundamental Laws in Russian Political Discourse at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century

P. 135–166.
Sergei Polskoy

In this article, I will attempt to trace the semantic changes two key concepts (Constitution and Fundamental Laws) underwent at the turn of the nineteenth century and investigate how these European concepts were adapted and used in the political language of the Alexandrine period.

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Keywords: history of conceptsAlexander Ihistory of political thoughtConstitutionfundamental lawsRussia in the late XVIII - early XIX c.
Publication based on the results of:
Transfer and Adaptation of Western European Social, Economic, and Political Ideas and Practices in Early Modern Russia (2018)

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The Enigmatic Tsar and his Empire: Russia under Alexander I, 1801-1825
The Enigmatic Tsar and his Empire: Russia under Alexander I, 1801-1825
Berlin, Warsz., Brux., Oxford, Wien, NY, Bern, Mainz: Peter Lang, 2019.
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