The Moscow neonatal empire: How it produced the categories of political practice
An empire of Modern time and a medieval empire are different political phenomena. But what are the differences? The author sets up a new hypothesis: he defi nes the first stage of imperial development as neonatal empire and describes the political discourses and other elements of political culture and political categories of Muscovia in the 15-17<sup>th</sup> centuries. In focus of the study are the categories of Russian medieval political culture: love, friendship and brotherhood. The author studies their evolution in the 15-16<sup>th</sup> centuries.