UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN "STATE" AS A CONCEPT IN POLITICAL-LEGAL THOUGHT

The aim of this research was the philosophical and legal analysis of various historical definitions of the “state” concept; iscusses their essentiality and relevance to the real system of knowledge. Our finding shows the evolution of the “state” definitions that takes place in the legal literature; it is noted that this dynamics more or less adequately reflects the evolution of a state itself. it also showed number of concrete-historical varieties of the “state” that represent a specific organization of power, that is, a legally structured and institutionally organized activity for the exercise of the supreme authority’s powers