Views of Prince P.A. Kropotkin and Professors V.Yu. Katasonov and S.S. Sulakshin on commune, state and SOCIALISM: a bridge across the century
According to the views of Prince Kropotkin, history does not represent a single, continuous line of development. Development stopped in one part of the world, reopened in another. And every time development started with a primitive tribe. It then passed to the stage of rural community; then came the period of free cities and, finally, the period during which the state development continued for some time, but then soon faded. P.A. Kropotkin finds that the state must be eliminated. This concept resonates with modern theoretical provisions by V.Yu. Katasonov, who characterizes the modern civilization as a new religion - «the religion of money». The gradual departure of human civilization from the first precepts of Christianity, making it hostage to usury and turning into «the money civilization» are shown. V.Yu. Katasonov reaches the conclusion that it is necessary to destroy capitalism which leads the humanity nowhere, and to return to the system of national economy. Views of P.A. Kropotkin coincide also with the modern position of the S.S. Sulakshin, believing that socialism characterizes the future of mankind, the principle and nature of the rational organization of human society. S.S. Sulakshin urged that lessons must be learned from our past and that it become apparent that sociality cannot oppose freedom. There are only three ideologies: socialism, liberalism and fascism. Liberalism according to the law of social development inevitably goes into fascism. So along with the wounded word "socialism", there is the words "morals", "justice". The future of man and mankind is socialised order.