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People who change the world, who bear the weight of life’s burden, who endure unbearable sorrows, and yet who nevertheless move forward and lead others, in philosophy, in scientific creativity, in teaching, creating a new, more orderly world around themselves – who are these people? Are they passionaries? Yes, and such a person was Matvey I. Skarzhinsky. The Creator protected him: preserved every day and every second during the Great Patriotic War (in which Matvey Skarzhinsky courageously participated), so that later he would transform this world with his human and mentoring virtues, incredible scientific potential and foresight. In his mature years, he mastered the methodology and theory of economic science to an unrivaled degree, constantly improving himself through self-education, scientific communication and discussions, and passed on his accumulated knowledge, as a true value in the academic environment, to his students, and was not afraid to share his ideas and scientific insights. Matvey Skarzhinsky himself became a criterion, a beacon to determine the truth of scientific knowledge. It should not go without mention that he always recognized the importance of the principle of holism, the significance of institutions, the special value of labor and cooperation in the theory and methodology of economic science, as opposed to methodological individualism. At the present stage, most likely, the principle of holism will still show its role in the humanities as a whole, as a response to the complex turbulent phenomena in the modern world. This article aims to demonstrate the extent of M.I. Skarzhinsky’s personality and convey his scientific potential. The purpose of this article is to examine the economic structure of Soviet society using the biography of political economist M.I. Skarzhinsky, a pragmatist of the old school of scholars who saw tactics not as an end in itself, but as a means of implementing strategic programmatic plans based on principles, not just short term interests.