Государь. О военном искусстве

Samym izvestnym proizvedeniem pisateli͡a stal traktat 'Gosudarʹ', pervonachalʹno izdavavshiĭsi͡a v Rossii pod nazvanii͡ami 'Kni͡azʹ' i 'Pravitelʹ'. Makiavelli sozdal uchenie o posledovatelʹno svetskom gosudarstve, svobodnom ot t͡serkovnoĭ morali. On polagal, chto v borʹbe za uprochenie gosudarstva dopustimy li͡ubye sredstva: nasilie, obman, predatelʹstvo. Poi͡avivshiĭsi͡a vposledstvii termin 'makiavellizm' stal oboznachatʹ politiku, prenebregai͡ushchui͡u zakonami morali. Odnako segodni͡a mnogie polozhenii͡a avtora vosprinimai͡utsi͡a kak sami soboĭ razumei͡ushchiesi͡a, naĭdi͡a svoe voploshchenie v istorii XX veka.<br>V knigu vkli͡uchen takzhe blistatelʹnyĭ traktat Nikkolo Makiavelli "O voennom iskusstve", oshelomivshiĭ sovremennikov zhestkim i praktichnym podkhodom ne tolʹko k voennoĭ taktike, no i k strategii.

The most famous work of the writer was the treatise "The Sovereign", originally published in Russia under the names "Prince" and "Ruler". Machiavelli created the doctrine of a consistently secular state, free from ecclesiastical morality. He believed that in the struggle for the consolidation of the state, any means are permissible: violence, deception, betrayal. The term "Machiavellianism", which appeared later, began to denote a policy that disregarded the laws of morality. However, today many of the author's statements are taken for granted, having found their embodiment in the history of the XX century.
The book also includes a brilliant treatise by Niccolo Machiavelli "On the Art of War", which stunned contemporaries with a tough and practical approach not only to military tactics, but also to strategy.