Absolutism is a form of state power.

На протяжении всего процесса возникновения и the development of mankind changed the countries, the population, the cities, but the forms of organization of power worked out over the centuries consolidated and got their further development. One such form was absolutism. It is such a device of power, in which the supreme ruler possessed all its fullness without restriction by anyone or anything.

"The Golden Age of Absolutism"

The main features of absolutism appeared before ourera and passed the test in the monarchies of the ancient East. It was there, in the emerging states, that this phenomenon appeared, which went down in history as the principle of oriental despotism. Its expressed sides include the neglect of a person’s personality, all aspirations are aimed at the prosperity of the state. The monarch, who heads the country, was often deified and was an indisputable authority for the common people. At the same time, his power was so absolute that any member could lose his wealth, position in society and life. With the collapse of the civilizations of ancient Asia and Africa, unlimited power appears in Europe. There absolutism is the desire of the rulers to build and centralize their countries, in the early stages of its existence, it really played a positive role, however, over time, the need for it disappeared. Nevertheless, the European monarchs, knowing all the charms of autocratic power, did not rush to part with it. Therefore, the Middle Ages is truly the “Golden Age” for absolutism.

At the beginning of the New time with the development of education andThe literacy of many people has become too much custody by the state; political absolutism has become less and less popular. Heads of state, trying to preserve their power, made concessions, but they, in fact, were insignificant and did not in any way satisfy either the common people or the emerging class of bourgeois owners. The famous series of bourgeois European revolutions of the 16th – 18th centuries put an end to the indivisible domination of absolutism in the political practice of European countries. However, it is still too early for absolutism to leave the forefront of world politics.

Metamorphosis of absolutism

Absolutism is an attempt to control everythingwithout the possibility of criticism - reanimated in the 20th century. Of course, monarchical dynasties are already gone, but they were replaced by no less, and possibly larger absolutist projects. The totalitarian states that emerged in Germany and the USSR brought the degree of concentration of unlimited power to its peak. Totalitarianism has become a form of absolutism, under which the formula “think like me, otherwise you are an enemy”. Absolutism as a political regime operates now, it suffices to recall Saudi Arabia. This is a kingdom whose monarch is not limited in his actions by any political institution and is free to act as he pleases, such a peculiar oriental despotism in the 21st century.

Summarizing, we can say that absolutism isa transitional form of political regime, which, having coped with its tasks, is a thing of the past. But at certain stages it reappears, rising from non-existence like the Phoenix bird, precisely at the transitional moments of history, when it is necessary to mobilize all the resources of a country in a short period.