MILITARY ELITE AND RIGHT CLASS: NETWORK RELATIONSHIP TO THE POWER

Abstract

The revolutionary transition of power to democratic forces after the "dignity revolution" in 2014 in Ukraine did  not indicate the absence of contradictions within the new ruling class, because patriotic and devotion to democratic  transformation are not the only condition for the consolidation of the ruling class.  The democratic theory of the elite, which corresponds to the essence of the designated form of government, recognizes  the existence of a select minority (elite) in each of the social spheres, which owns intellectual and voluntary law, not  leadership. The relations between the elites are not stable, but on the contrary may become exacerbated in the fractured  periods of history  In the countries of "young democracy", the relationship between the political and military elite is controversial lace of  relations, because the military elite represents a closed "group of interests" in politics, so it can move from supporting the  ruling class to a strong opponent of relations. Even the neutral position of the military elite includes a variant of interference in  political processes of power scale.  Revolutionary changes on Ukraine's path to European integration may have been deeply embedded in the formation of  a new military elite that has tempered itself in the armed struggle with the Russian-separatist forces, was engaged in joint  exercises, and most importantly, in business cooperation with representatives of the military elites of the West, which have a  long tradition Serious interaction with the ruling class. Taking into account that social and political processes in Ukraine can  be compared with developing countries, the whole set of contradictory relations between the political and military elite in our  country should be directed to the general line of constitutional-legal civil-military relations. 

Key words: military elite, ruling class, struggle of political elites, military-civil relations, political role of military