Institutionalization of morality on the example of the comrades’ courts of the 20th century

Abstract

In the context of the general actualization of ethical issues a new type of institution of moral assessment is more and more in demand, which are ethical commissions. When conducting a comparative analysis of the procedure for meetings of ethical commissions and comrade courts, a number of coincidences are found, which give grounds for referring to historical experience as a basis for (un) recognition of the effectiveness of such an approach. The aim of the study is to provide the most complete description of the experience of comradely ships during the period of the most active work in the Soviet Union. Traditionally, comrades' courts are considered from the point of view of legal practice, in this sense, this article is of interest to the scientific community. Using the method of comparative historical analysis, as well as with the help of a specific sociological approach, the process of development of fellow authors and the influence of the institution on society were analyzed. The materials of decisions, decrees and decrees regulating the work of comrade courts were studied, assessments of specialists on this issue, including contemporaries and drafters of regulatory documents, and research on the culture of our time, which makes it possible to determine the degree of influence of comrade courts on public morality and on society as a whole. The reasons for the incomplete fulfillment of the tasks facing the institute in different periods of activity are considered, and general recommendations are formulated for the development of these commissions on the basis of grounds.