CULTURAL AND MORAL VALUES OF THE ELITE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF V.LYPYNSKY

Abstract

Some aspects of the national elite formation and the importance of this social group for the society development are analyzed. The views of V. Lipinsky on the shortcomings of the electoral system and its impact on the cultural values of society are examined. The thinker’s vision of the essence of the aristocracy concept as well as the significance of religion and the church in the spiritual development of society are also described. Three main models of state-church relations that reflect the moral and cultural representations of the political elite are described. The relevance of V. Lipinsky views in modern conditions of development of the Ukrainian state is emphasized.