The Solidaristic Doctrine on Law and the State in the Works of the Legal Scholar G.K. Gins

The paper examines the life path of Georgiy K. Gins (1887–1971) and the formation of his political and legal ideas, which complemented the general solidaristic doctrine on law and the state. The study of the scientist’s solidarity views was conducted based on his writings on various problems of law, politics and economics. The work also traces the activities of G. K. Gins in the state authorities of the Russian Empire, in the Provisional Government and anti-Bolshevik state formations. The work shows how the crisis of power of the Provisional Government, and later the collapse of the anti-Bolshevik regimes during the Civil War forced G. K. Gins to reconsider his views on liberal democracy and abandon it in favor of solidarity. The study made it possible to trace the formation of state-legal views of G. K. Gins before he adopted the ideology of solidarity. The paper presents the types of state participation in the national economy formulated by the scientist, the concept of coordination law. It is important to note that his understanding of administrative law is in many ways similar to the modern «service concept» developing within this industry. The solidaristic doctrine of law and the state, which was developed by G. K. Gins, is an undoubted asset of Russian political and legal thought.