Problems with Defining the Left and the Right

Cilj je ovog rada davanje prikaza nastanka i razvoja ljevice i desnice od Francuske revolucije do danas, kako bi se dobilo sažeto objašnjenje ove dvije pojave. U radu se određuju događaji, teoretičari i režimi koji su obilježili postojanje ova dva važna politička pojma. Pokušava se odrediti ima li kakvih sličnosti i razlika među njima, te koje bi to bilo.The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the origin and development of the political left and right from the time of the French Revolution until present day, in order to provide a concise explanation of these two phenomena. The paper identifies events, theorists and regimes that marked the existence of these two important political concepts. An attempt is made to determine whether there are any similarities and differences between them, and what they would be