ON THE PROBLEM OF THEORETICAL IDEAS ABOUT THE PHENOMENA OF PROTO-STATE, STATE AND STATEHOOD
The article examines some aspects of the theoretical concepts of proto-state, state and statehood, which coexist in modern Russian scientific research practice. Considerable attention is paid to the features of the studied social phenomena, determined from different methodological approaches. It is emphasized that in the process of studying the modern state, reliance on the principle of historical continuity acquires significant significance. The work focuses on the fact that when understanding the nature of the state as a complex social phenomenon, it is also important to consider the concept of a nation-specific state, which will create a broad system of concepts of the state and help to understand the characteristics of various states of the world. The idea is put forward that the study of the statehood of republics - subjects of the Federation - in the framework of the centuries-old process of the unity of peoples within the boundaries of the historical space of Russia, will contribute to the formation of new knowledge about the nature of domestic multinational statehood.