A freedom of the individual as the criterion of social progress (in the assessment of Russian neo-populism the first quarter of the XXth century)

The article analyzes the attitude of Russian neo-populist parties - socialists-revolutionaries and people’s socialists - to the problem of rights and freedoms of the individual, which they considered a full subject of social interactions and the basis for building a socialist society. It is shown how much the leaders of these parties devoted to the principles of democracy, humanism and good in their program and tactical settings, and how they combined the passion of public struggle and strict moral imperatives in their political practice. Main research methods: analysis, synthesis, biographical method, analogy, comparison.