The XXVI Congress of the CPSU, noting that in recent years the party's theoretical arsenal has been replenished with a number of important generalizations and conclusions, highlighted among them, first of all, the development of the concept of developed socialism1 . This theory reflects the intense activity of the party in developing the Marxist-Leninist doctrine of the communist formation, which made it possible to give a detailed description of the current stage of socialism. At the same time, a number of new theoretical propositions put forward in the materials of the congress convincingly demonstrated the continuing dynamic development and concretization of the doctrine of developed socialism as practical experience of its functioning and deeper knowledge of its features and laws accumulated. The concept of developed socialism has been significantly enriched since the Congress. In the decisions of the Plenums of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the writings and speeches of the leaders of the CPSU and the Soviet state, its important conclusions and provisions are developed. Speaking on April 25, 1984 at a meeting of the Commission of the Central Committee of the CPSU to prepare a new version of the CPSU Program, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR K. U. Chernenko stressed that "the Program should give a realistic, comprehensively balanced description of developed socialism" 2 . The concept of developed socialism is an object of scientific analysis. Social scientists, mainly historians of the CPSU, philosophers, and economists, carefully analyze its evolution, recording its progressive creative development .3 While noting major achievements in this area, it should nevertheless be recognized that most of the works deal with either individual stages of formation, or some aspects of the concept of developed socialism. The purpose of this article is to try to outline the main stages of t ... Читать далее