The article examines Old Russian and Russian philosophy as a value-based and institutional resource for the development of statehood and legal culture. It argues that early written monuments and subsequent doctrinal traditions закрепляют establish conceptual frameworks concerning the legitimacy of public authority, the relationship between law and justice, and the role of tradition in maintaining a binding legal order. The paper highlights the significance of doctrinal constructs and educational institutions in reproducing legal consciousness, legality, and the stability of the legal order. It concludes that engaging with the national philosophical tradition remains academically and practically relevant for assessing legal certainty, the limits of state intervention, and the procedural safeguards of legal protection in contemporary conditions.
A. A. Nikitenko (Fri,) studied this question.