"Autocracy", "supremacy" and "sovereignty": terminological correlation in the russian political science of the late XIX - early XX centuries
The article considers the terminological correlation of concepts “autocracy”, “sovereignty” and “supremacy” that existed in pre-revolutionary Russian political science. The definitions of these terms in the works of A. D. Gradovsky, N. M. Korkunov, P. E. Kazansky, N. I. Palienko, V. D. Katkov, N. A. Zakharov are given. The use of these terms in Russian legal doctrine and official acts of the late XIX - early XX cc. is analyzed. The use of the term “autocracy” to refer to external independence of the Russian Empire, as well as the relevance of its translation by Russian political scientists as “sovereignty” is described. The author draws a conclusion that ideas presented by Russian political scientists in the late XIX - early XX cc. are of great interest today.