The title of this work is "Hegel and the State." But this title does not indicate certain boundaries, it is actually a criticism of traditional criticism, according to which Hegel is an apologist for the Prussian state and a prophet of what is often called statism. Does such criticism matter? Is it enough, if you do not conflict with the philosopher, to state that the state is at the very center of his political thinking? And assuming that this criticism is valid, does it apply to Hegel?