state - an important stage in the life of every nation.Its formation proceeded at different speeds, had its own characteristics, but the dawn of folding such an institution, as a state, organs of direct democracy had a great influence, even at a fairly advanced social class system and the meaning of "Kurultai" is the symbol of democracy among the Turks, and education andoperation fully fits into the historical trend of the era.
classic national assembly
now take a brief historical review and get acquainted with the concept of "Kurultai".What is this word that matters, and whether its purpose has changed over the centuries.Thus, studying the history of the ancient world can be faced with a term such as "People's Assembly".The term itself is quite simple and straight speaks for itself.All important questions that period ruler and privileged part of the society could not solve on their own and had to apply to the general representation of the people to legitimize their orders.
In ancient Greece, despite the fact that it was divided into a large number of city-state (polis), acted throughout a body such as the ecclesia.It exercises legislative, executive and judicial power.In different periods of the history of ancient Greece, he had more or less power.Only in despotic and oligarchic states it was significantly limited by various kinds of advice, but nevertheless carried out its work.The same principle comitia acted in ancient Rome period of the Republic, then, in the imperial age, the organs of the national assembly disappear.
European and Russian origins of democracy
But the tradition established by classical Greece and Rome, continued to exist, and with the onset of AD.Referring to the history of our country.In VIII-XV centuries.operating here, "Veche".This term denotes the already familiar to us the People's Assembly in relation to the history of Russia.The functions and powers of the authority had been somewhat narrower than its ancient counterparts, but the period of formation of the statehood they played a legislative, judicial and partly executive role.Gradually, the rulers tried to neutralize the importance of this body, taking away his powers.In the end, the Chamber turns into a decorative application of princely power, and then completely eliminated only in Novgorod because it is well-established national traditions preserved until its absorption Muscovy in the fifteenth century.And in Europe were similar processes were different only by their temporal existence and a certain variation functions.
Democracy in nomadic
Now back to the notion of "Kurultai".What it is?The answer is simple.It is already familiar to us the national assembly, but the Mongol and Turkic peoples, it has several varieties (Hural, khurul and so on. N.).Such a body existed among the Turkic peoples of the ancient and medieval period.Initially, he had a pretty extensive rights, but the caveat is that kurultai strong position has always been to know that and to influence decisions.If the European countries, this trend is already visible at the end of the existence of the national assembly as a special power institution, the Kurultai initially was under the de facto control of rich people, and it was caused by the psychology of the Turkic peoples, as well as nomadic lifestyle and dependence on the mercy of the ordinary steppe peoples Khan.
Kurultai: what is it in the modern era
This concept still exists, but its meaning has changed.The structure of our country includes many of the Turkic peoples.Almost all of them have their own statehood.Following the traditions of their ancestors, many legislatures Russian republics are called Kurultai.In other words, it can be called by Parliament.Recently, a member of the Russian Federation re-entered the republic of Crimea.One of the people living in its territory are Tatars, who have received national and state self-determination as part of our country.It is concentrated in such a concept as Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people.It is the organ of representation of the Crimean Tatars, has the right of legislation, but strictly in accordance with federal rules and the Constitution of the Russian Federation.Now it is clear what the Kurultai of what the authority of traditional authority, and what his powers.
