LTStraipsnyje gvildenama Ankstyvosios Vidurio Europos valstybės koncepcija, dešimtmečius plėtota kaimyninių šalių istoriografijoje, tačiau iki šiol ignoruojama lietuvių medievistikoje. Autorius siekia pagrįsti tezę, kad minėta koncepcija yra originalus Vidurio Rytų Europos istorikų įnašas į ikikapitalistinių periferinių visuomenių lyginamąją istorinę sociologiją ir kad jo pritaikymas ankstyvosios LDK sociopolitinės ir socioekonominės struktūros interpretacijai gali pasiūlyti originalių teorinių įžvalgų bei suteikti galimybę lietuvių medievistams įsitraukti į tarptautinius lyginamuosius tyrimus bei atnaujinti teorines diskusijas. Esminiai žodžiai: ankstyvosios Vidurio Europos valstybės modelis, periferinis feodalizmas, ikikapitalistiniai gamybos būdai, stambioji žemėvalda, centralizuota eksploatacija. [Iš leidinio]
ENThe article is dedicated to the type of early Central European state (or Ius Ducale system). This model has been elaborated for decades in the medieval literature of the neighboring countries (especially Poland and Czechoslovakia) but has so far been ignored in Lithuanian historiography.Some foreign historians have applied the concept to a European-wide range of peripheral societies (from Scandinavia to the Balkans, including the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) and outlined the internal typology of the model.The author of the current article mentions that Gudavičius’ conception of peripheral feudalism is not completely convincing in the case of the early Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Therefore the author argues that the concept of an early Central European state offers not only an opportunity to Lithuanian medievalists to get involved in international comparative research but also to reinvigorate theoretical debates about the early Grand Duchy of Lithuania.Following the overview of the Lithuanian literature the following most important conclusions could be drawn: In the last quarter of the 20th century the concept of the early Central European state prevailed in the historiographies of Central European countries but recently has come under discussion. It has been much criticized but nevertheless, different opinions are still maintained.The relation of the early Central European state model to various pre-capitalist modes of production is not clarified enough.Keeping in mind the prevailing structural interpretation of the early Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the early Central European state model could definitely be applied to the Lithuanian case. Keywords: the model of early Central European state, peripheral feudalism, pre-capitalist modes of production, large landownership, centralized exploitation. [From the publication]