"COMMON WELFARE " CONCE PT IN THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE XVIII TH - FIRST THIRD OF THE XIXTH CENTURY
The author considers the common welfare phenomenon, its comprehension and interpretations in the consciousness of the Russian society of the XVIIIth - the first third of the XIXth centuries. The time frame covers the historical period from the beginning of the XVIII century, the time of occurrence of the concept in the state ideology and till the moment when the public perception of common welfare stared to divert from the official point of view during the post-war period. The author considers Alexander I speech in Warsaw to be a logical result of this concept development, and considers it divided the state policy and social consciousness.