In Greek democracy means "government by the people" (demos - people, cratos - power). A more detailed definition of democracy, which became a classic, was given to U.S. President A. Lincoln in his famous speech hetysburskiy (1863): rule of the people, chosen people and for the people. However, despite evidence of the interpretation of democracy as a democracy, there are several problems that belong to the contents and functioning democracy. These issues raise serious dispute, as reflected in the emergence of various theories of democracy, the emphasis on its various properties: freedom (liberalism), equality (Marxism), people's participation in decision-making (participatory theory or participatory democracy), competition for votes between elites (elite theory).

In today's world is very often misused word democracy. Most modern games contain in its title the term "democratic", virtually all modern political regimes, even authoritarian, pretend to be democratic. Such freedom in using the term "democracy" and the very diversity of interpretations of its nature makes some reputable scientists to conclude that democracy - a concept that defies definition. Nevertheless, political scientists, and various international organizations use this concept and agreed on criteria that can be attributed or that a democratic regime [2, 211].

Whose main factors of a democratic political regime are:

·  legal and factual guarantee human and civil rights;

·  individual sovereignty;

·  pluralism of social and political life;

·  priority of civil society and rule of law;

·  creation of competitive power through fair elections;

·  legitimacy;

·  Implement the principle of separation of power;

·  existence of a multiparty system and political competition;

·  institutionalization of conflict, the rule of law regulating them;

·  consensus between the main social structures;

·  basic unity of society, common citizens' interest in maintaining social organization;

·  high professional and moral qualities of a leader [4].

But do not equate democracy with the embodiment of all hopes, of which the person seeks. Democracy not only has advantages, but can become a "tyranny of the majority," degenerate into a dictatorship of Parliament or a parliamentary majority. Strong government - generally required, especially during establishment, but it can turn into an authoritarian dictatorship. Nevyklyuchene of E. Fromm described the phenomenon of "escape from freedom." And all the same humanity, according to Winston Churchill, not yet invented anything better than democracy.

Three waves of democratization in the history of the modern world calls an American political scientist S.P. Huntington in his book "The Third Wave: Democratization in late XX Century" (1991). The origins of the first wave (1826-1926 biennium) are from Great American and the French revolutions. The formation of democratic institutions was in the XIX century. in countries such as USA, France, England, Switzerland and some Nordic countries, the British Dominions. The main factors that contributed to it, were industrialization, urbanization, the emergence of the bourgeoisie and middle class "of the working class and its organizations, the gradual reduction of economic inequality. The second wave of democratization (1943-1962 biennium) caused by the Second World War. In some countries (Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan) democracy was secured by military occupation administration. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Colombia, Peru, Turkey, Ecuador took the road to democracy influenced the outcome of World War II, including the defeat of totalitarian regimes. Another numerous group of countries gained independence as a result of decolonization, which was also initiated by the results of war, and on the path to democracy.

First two waves of democratization were largely frozen, "washed" reverse wave, which brought the establishment of various forms of authoritarian, totalitarian rule. The first reverse wave (1922-1942 biennium) had came to power in Italy, Mussolini's fascist regime. And even in countries where democratic institutions are kept (France, United Kingdom), affected by the economic crisis, depression grew antidemocratic movement. The second reverse wave (19581975 years) was ambitious, has captured most third world countries, where firmly established - mostly through military coups - authoritarian regimes [1, 62].

The third wave of democratization began in the mid-70's of XX century., Fueled, according to Huntington, five major factors.

The first factor is due to undermine the legitimacy of authoritarian systems, as in society is growing discontent over the failure of government promises no mechanism for self-renewal of political leadership, the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and the USSR undermined the possibility of Marxism-Leninism as an alternative to democracy.

The second factor is due to economic growth. Although, according to the author, the level of economic development by itself is neither necessary nor sufficient condition for the consolidation of democracy (some regimes of rich countries, particularly oil exporters, is not democracy), economic factors in this process is significant. The transition to democracy should be primarily in countries with medium levels of economic development economic growth after World War II allowed many States to join the group of middle-income countries, which expanded the potential base of democracy, economic spryalo transition to it.

The third factor associated with the adjustment of its position the Catholic Church. ............