Russian Jurists at the Crossroads: Materialistic Rationalism or Subjective Idealism?

The expansion of its methodological arsenal of techniques developed from the standpoint of subjective idealism: synergy, hermeneutics, phenomenology, metaphysics, and others are inherent to the modern methodology of legal research. According to Russian lawyers who advertise them, methods are so efficient that they can be used successfully to solve a significant part of the tasks that were previously unaffordable by traditionally used method of knowledge of the state and law. At the same time, the specificity of these methods use in jurisprudence are hardly developed. As a result, practices are not in widespread use of legal science. However, their provisions are used for specific research and entail a number of negative consequences. Firstly, it reduces the requirements for accuracy and validity of the scientific knowledge. Secondly, justify the use of science in the compilations of methods and eclecticism. Third, reduce the interest in socio-legal studies. Crucial means of further development of the methodology of legal research is a creative development of the dialectical method, in the Russian jurisprudence has a long history and a long tradition.