Scientific Journal of KubSAU

In modern Russia, there were not created key institutions of political and social development needed to involve young citizens in political and legal life, and very serious criticism is "the effectiveness of judicial reform" and the results of combating systemic corruption, without which it is difficult to count on the impact of the decrease in the level of political and legal nihilism among young people. The review of related problems and approaches to their solution are addressed in this article

The article discusses the "Symphony of authorities" in Byzantium and Russia. It reveals the nature, origins and objectives of the State and the Church. Since ancient times, the Church played an important role in the life of society and state. In Byzantium, the authority of the Emperor played a major role in strengthening the Orthodox Church. The Church, particularly, has developed and highlighted the official doctrine of the divine origin of the Imperial power. In the Byzantine Empire a perfect model of Church-state relations – "Symphony of authorities" was formed. The article takes into account the Byzantine edicts, which regulated the relationship between the Church and the state. We considered the legislative acts of Ancient Russia, confirming the existence of that "Symphony" in the Kiev period. The basis of the ancient law was based on the Byzantine collection of ecclesiastical rules and Imperial edicts, called Nomocanon. The article focuses on the models of the interaction of the Church and the state. Special attention was paid to the concept of "Moscow is the third Rome", due to the continuity of the Byzantine Empire Russia as an Orthodox center. We discuss the result of Ferrara-Florence Union as the main reason for the awareness and acceptance of the concept of Philotheus by Russian people. Taking into consideration the concept of "Moscow is the Third Rome", we consider models of the interaction between the state and the Church in the era before Peter I the Great