Russkaya Pravda in the Modern Legal Context

The article analyzes the characteristic features of the new stage of the study of Russkaya Pravda as a fundamental monument of ancient Russian legal culture. According to the authors, there is currently no understanding of the historical integrity of the rule of law in Russia, not only as the rule of law of the state throughout its history, but also as the rule of law of the state-civilization. The ancient Russian stage of the development of Russian legal culture determines many subsequent features and phenomena of Russian law. This stage was pre-rational in relation to the modern domestic legal system, but still has a significant impact on many of its phenomena. The purpose of the article is to consider methodological approaches to the study of Russkaya Pravda, to show the main directions of their updating and to characterize new subjects of the analysis of ancient Russian law. Conclusions: the actualization of historical and legal concepts is necessary; there is a social order for the formation of new historical meanings of Russkaya Pravda as an epochal legal monument for the national legal culture; modern archaeological and archaeological special methodology, interpretation of Russkaya Pravda as a key element of the reconstruction of the ancient Russian legal system and a counterpoint to the formation of the modern Russian legal tradition is in demand.