Abstract
<jats:p>This article examines how the institution of private property was reflected in the Russkaya Pravda (Russian Truth) and the Alamannic Pravda (Alamannic Truth). Based on a comparative historical analysis of the social structure of Russia and Alamannia in the early Middle Ages, its dependence on the attitudes of population groups toward private property is traced. Aspects of the development of private property as a social institution are examined from the perspective of the triad “possession, use, and disposal”. A study of private property in agriculture explores its connection with the level of development and the influence of the state. The similarities and differences in the structure of private property in Russia and Alamannia, as reflected in the early codes of these two countries, are identified. It is concluded that the social structure of economic participants in the Rus-sian state was more complex than that of the Alamannic state.</jats:p>