Labour is the essence of coexistence, and the labour law is the oldest legislation

The article explores the origins of labour and a man on the base of the Old Testament, references to work in the New Testament, and the role of the working people in the transformation of Christianity into a world religion. The autor makes conclusions about the origin of the pre-state labour law, its historical superiority over other branches of law, arising of all contemporary social phenomena (morality, art, family, society, law, state, science, etc.) out of labour relations. Especially stressed the role of Lev Tolstoy in the disclosure of Christian and human values of labour and picking up its status in society.