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OUR AUTHORS

АSEF NADERY – post-graduate student of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Russia, Moscow.

BARRY HASSIMIU – post-graduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics People’s Friendship University of Russia, Senegal, Dakar.

GELERANSKIY P.S. – Ph.D. (political science), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow.

GLEBOV V.A. – Ph. D. (law), Deputy Head of the Chair of Political Science of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Russia, Moscow.

HUSSAIN ALI MOHAMMAD MAHDI – post-graduate student at the Chair of Political Sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Afghanistan, Kabul.

JIVANYAN D.A. – Post-graduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics People’s Friendship University of Russia, Russia, Moscow.

KALININA K.V. – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of National and Federative Relations of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow.

MEDVEDEV N.P. – D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the Peoples’ Friendship University, Russia, Moscow.

PARFENOVA S.R. – PhD, assistant professor at the Department of state law of the Institute of Law of the Bashkir State University, Russia, Ufa.

PISTRYAKOVA S.A. – Candidate of political sciences, Assistant Professor at the Chair of National and Federative Relations, School of Regional Studies and Regional Administration, Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow.

PLATONOV V.M. – Ph. D. (law), Head of the Chair of Political Sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Russia, Moscow.

PROSTAKOV S.A. – researcher at the Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, post-graduate student, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Moscow.

SHAPOVALOVA I.A. – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Chair of pre-university teaching of Russian as a foreign language, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia, Moscow.

SOLOVIEV D.S. – post-graduate student, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow.

YAMALOVA E.N. – Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Public Relations of the Bashkir State University, Russia, Ufa.

ZHILTSOV S.S. – Doctor of political sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Russia, Moscow.

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Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 4 (31), 2015.

CONTENTS

THE STATE, POLITICS AND LAW

• Platonov V.M., Zhiltsov S.S., Glebov V.A. Constitutional Reform in Ukraine: Main Stages of Development

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES

• Geleransky P.S. Representative and Executive Bodies of Local Self-government Termination of Office
• Prostakov S.A. To the Analysis of the Political Context and Methodology of Development of the Two Major Government National Policy Documents in Post-Soviet Russia
• Soloviev D.S. Place and Role of the Sub-Federal Authorities in Public Administration

CONTEMPORARY ETHNOPOLITICAL PROCESSES

• Kalinina K.V. The National Policy of the Russian State: Issues of Continuity
• Pistryakova S.A. Ethnic Relations in Moscow: Experience and Problems of Political and Legal Regulation (retrospective analysis of the years 1990 to 2010) Part II
• Yamalova E.N. National Policy in Post-Soviet Latvia

POLITICAL CULTURE AND ETHNO-LINGUISTIC POLITICS

• Shapovalova I.A. Main Vectors of Russian Language Development in Modern World
• Pаrfenova S.R. The Formation of Political Culture in the Conditions of Social and Power Relations in Russia

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Аsef Nadery Current State and Strategic Direction of Russian-Afghan Relations
• Jivanyan D.A. U.S. Public Diplomacy as Means to Enhance its Image in Armenia
• Hussain Ali Mohammad Mahdi To the Question about the Nature of Conflicts in Afghanistan
• Barry Hassimiu Religious Foundations of Islamic Fundamentalism in West Africa

AUTHORIZED TRAINING COURSES

• Medvedev N.P. Political Regionalistics: to the Question of the Subject Field and New Content of the Discipline

Our authors №4-2015

THE STATE, POLITICS AND LAW

V.М. PLATONOV Ph.D. (law), Head of the Chair of Political Sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, Russia

S.S. ZHILTSOV Doctor of political sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, Russia

V.А. GLEBOV Ph.D. (law), Deputy Head of the Chair of Political Science of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, Russia

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN UKRAINE: MAIN STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

The article is devoted to the consideration of the constitutional reform in Ukraine, which began after the collapse of the USSR. Development of the Ukrainian Constitution in the first years of independent development and its subsequent adoption took place alongside with the reformation of the state institutions. The article describes the main stages of the constitutional process in the period of independent development and shows the features and peculiarities of each stage, it also shows the influence of political and legal factors on such process. The article draws attention to the politicization of the issue of amending the Constitution at times of political instability and identifies the interference of the issue of the territorial and state structure with the process of constitutional changes. It demonstrates the impact of the debate between the supporters of federalization and supporters of the Ukraine's unity on the constitutional process.

Great attention is paid to the identification of the key factors that had a decisive influence on the course of the constitutional process, including defining the role of the Verkhovna Rada, the President and the Constitutional Court. The article highlights two key aspects of the constitutional reform: the content and the implementation mechanism.

Almost from the first years of the independent existence of the Ukrainian state, the people were excluded from the constitutional process. The authorities have drafted amendments to the Constitution based on their own interests. In the absence of legislation that clearly separates the powers of the separate branches of government, the dominant factor in the development of the Constitution was an agreement between the President and the Parliament, seeking compromise options of the provisions of the basic law.

The article discusses reasons for the frequent changes of the Ukrainian Constitution, which in the period of independent development of the Ukrainian state did not fully implement the functions of the basic law but rather acted as a contract between the regional elites, and the central authorities and the regions.

The political events of 2013-2014 in Ukraine have once again drawn attention to the issue of constitutional reform. This was facilitated by the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the law on amendments to the Ukrainian Constitution that returned the country to a parliamentary-presidential form of government. After the presidential elections of May 2014, the issue of constitutional amendments was raised in Ukraine, continuing the tradition of "constitutional modernization".

The article discusses potential areas for constitutional amendments and their impact on the subsequent political development of Ukraine.

Key words: the Ukrainian Constitution, the Constitutional Commission, the Constitutional Assembly, the political proces.

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES

P.S. GELERANSKIY PhD, doctoral candidate, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

REPRESENTATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BODIES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT TERMINATION OF OFFICE

In the article the author analyzes the features of the interaction of representative and executive bodies of local self-government in the event of termination of their powers. The author concludes that the authority may be open-ended and fixed-term, as well as their termination, which can be time-sensitive, ie, carried out at a certain time, and early. Analyzes the reasons for the termination of powers in different cases, and the initiative of the termination, as well as understand scenarios, if such termination was initiated by a certain authority. We give suggestions on how you can be more efficient to carry out the termination of the powers of local authorities in the event of such a necessity.

Key words: local government, cooperation, legislative (representative) bodies, executive bodies, the formation of government, the powers of authorities, termination of powers of the authorities.

S.А. PROSTAKOV researcher at the Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, post-graduate student, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Moscow

TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE POLITICAL CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE TWO MAJOR GOVERNMENT NATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENTS IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA

The article is a pilot material of a series of publications on the causes of the emergence, development and realization of two documents: the "Concept of National Policy", adopted in 1996 and the "Strategy of State National Policy of Russia until 2025". The basis of the article is an interview with V. A. Mikhailov, the head of the working groups for both documents. The politician and scientist gives his picture of the political situation in which the development of these documents took place and shares his vision of the features of each of them. In the article great attention is paid to the question why the "Strategy" did not imply creation of a special body for its implementation. It is concluded that in comparison with the "Concept" and other documents, the "Strategy" is the most successful tool for strategic planning of, and guiding the Russian national policy. The article uses the materials of expert evaluations, which were considered by the drafters of both documents.

Key words: the "Concept of National Policy", the "Strategy of State National Policy of Russia until 2025", national policy, nation, public administration, federalism, national relations.

D.S. SOLOVIEV post-graduate student, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

PLACE AND ROLE OF THE SUB-FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

In the article, the author examines the issues of regional policy in the Russian Federation at the present stage. He analyzes the issues of sub-Federal authorities in the framework of public administration, paying special attention to their place and role in this process.

Key words: public administration, power, regional politics, Regional Chief Executive Officer, Federal authorities, sub-Federal authorities, region.

CONTEMPORARY ETHNOPOLITICAL PROCESSES

K.V. KALININA D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

THE NATIONAL POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN STATE: ISSUES OF CONTINUITY

Historical comparison of the models of national policy in different eras (the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation) allows the author to reveal the deep historical and socio-political roots in the contemporary processes of interethnic relations and discuss elimination of serious shortcomings in the national policies of previous periods and injustices committed against some peoples.

Key words: national policy, the Russian Empire, the USSR, the Russian Federation, the national question, interethnic relations.

S.А. PISTRYAKOVA Candidate of political sciences, Assistant Professor at the Chair of National and Federative Relations, School of Regional Studies and Regional Administration, Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

ETHNIC RELATIONS IN MOSCOW: EXPERIENCE AND PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL AND LEGAL REGULATION (RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE YEARS 1990 TO 2010) PART II

The article examines the state and development dynamics of ethnic relations in Moscow during the post-Soviet period (1990-2010). Attention is drawn to the new scale and factors of ethno-social and ethno-cultural processes, affecting the socio-psychological situation in the capital. The article discusses socio-cultural aspects of migration, the problems of the integration potential of the host society, adaptive capabilities of migrants. It presents a detailed analysis of the processes of institutionalizing ethnic communities in Moscow, forms of representation and mechanisms of interaction with the city authorities. The author focuses on social practices in the activities of municipalities and civil institutions in the sphere of ethno-cultural, different models of social partnership. The author notes that ethnic relations are integrated, requiring an integrated approach to their regulation, taking into account the many non-ethnic factors, on the one hand, and accounting for ethno-political, ethno-cultural factors in different areas of life of the community, on the other.

Key words: government national policy, interethnic relations, governance in multicultural cities, ethnic communities, socio-cultural aspects of migration, integration, multiculturalism, managing cultural diversity, regulatory mechanisms, social practices, civil society.

E.N. YAMALOVA Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Public Relations of the Bashkir State University, Russia, Ufa

NATIONAL POLICY IN POST-SOVIET LATVIA

The article analyzes the national policy of Latvia in the post-Soviet period. Disclosed ethno-political factors of decision-making in the field of national integration. Considered the external factor influence on the liberalization of legislation in the field of Latvian citizenship. Empirical data allow to note a decrease ethnic tensions in Latvia compared with the first stage of post-Soviet development. At the same time, the problem of national integration is still far from being solved and continues to play a significant role in the political processes of the country.

Key words: ethnic policies, national policies, national minorities, nationalism, national consolidation, Latvia.

POLITICAL CULTURE AND ETHNO-LINGUISTIC POLITICS

I.А. SHAPOVALOVA Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Chair of pre-university teaching of Russian as a foreign language, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia, Moscow

MAIN VECTORS OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN MODERN WORLD

The article has been prepared on the basis of the presentation made at the scientific and practical conference organized by the Commission on Education of the Council for Nationalities under the Government of Moscow. In the article, the author reveals the main vectors of development of the Russian language in the modern world. She explores the major functions of the Russian language, the competence of the Federal public authorities in this field and assesses the prospects for further development of the Russian language. Sepecial attention is paid to the use of the Russian language in the Internet.

Key words: Russian language, Russia, world community, influence, importance, development, multi-ethnicity, education, function, role, Internet.

S.R. PАRFENOVA candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor of sociology and works with youth of the Bashkir State University, Russia, Ufa

THE FORMATION OF POLITICAL CULTURE IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL AND POWER RELATIONS IN RUSSIA

In the article, the author explores the theoretical-methodological and practical issues of social and power relations and the mechanism of power through participation in processes of social actors dominating self-organization.

Key words: social and power relations, political culture, political identity, political processes.

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

АSEF NADERY post-graduate student of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, Russia

CURRENT STATE AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF RUSSIAN-AFGHAN RELATIONS

The subject of research is the international process concerning the development of Afghanistan as a participant in relations with Russia. The author shows that for the past two centuries Afghanistan was the crossroads of interests of several world powers. The author dconcludes that the changes in the world order during the last two decades demand from the Russian leadership now to radically review the foreign policy pursued in Afghanistan. The paper shows that Russia seeks to find ways to save in the region a balance of power. At the same time, the situation is forcing Russia to look for opportunities to limit the impact of foreign states on the Afghan political life.

The work uses the method of comparative historical analysis, documentary analysis of archival data and the logical differentiation of sources.

The novelty of the research is determined by the fact that the article considers the threat of terrorist activity against Russia from organizations based in Afghanistan and Central Asia. Proceeding from such analysis of the main activities of terrorist organizations in the countries of Central Asia, the article discusses their impact on the security of Russia. On this basis, the author formulates a number of recommendations for the policy of Russia and CSTO aimed to counter the security threats in Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Key words: Central Asia, Afghanistan, former territory of the Soviet Union, politics, Russia, CSTO, NATO, terrorism, religious extremism, development, structure.

D.A. JIVANYAN Post-graduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics People’s Friendship University of Russia, Russia, Moscow

U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AS MEANS TO ENHANCE ITS IMAGE IN ARMENIA

This article analizes the efficiency of the U.S. public diplomacy in Armenia. Through the system analysis the author defines the main directions of U.S. public diplomacy in Armenia.

Key words: public diplomacy, Armenia, USA, mass media, civil society, NGO.

HUSSAIN ALI MOHAMMAD MAHDI post-graduate student at the Chair of Political Sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Afghanistan, Kabul

TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE NATURE OF CONFLICTS IN AFGHANISTAN

In the article, the author analyzes the conflicts in Afghanistan, investigating their nature, character and mechanisms of settlement. The author analyzes the impact of the U.S. on political situation in Afghanistan.

Key words: conflict, political system, gadministration, influence, Afghanistan, USA, confrontation.

BARRY HASSIMIU Post-graduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics People’s Friendship University of Russia, Senegal, Dakar

RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IN WEST AFRICA

In the article, the author studies the problem of the spread and evolution of Islam in West Africa. The author notes that during the colonial period, various fundamentalistic trends penetrated the French West Africa, as well as the territory of the Gold and the Ivory Coasts from the Middle East and North Africa. A new period began in the history of Islam when previous ideological and religious establishment that allowed all-pervasive syncretism of Islam with traditional African religions and cultures were re-evaluated and the concept of faithfulness according to Salafi standards (those are the original, bequeathed by ancestors), norms and ideas and their realization in life were introduced. New Muslim figures who have received broad and deep education in prestigious Islamic universities of North Africa and the Middle East attempted to introduce the original principles of Islam in the religious practice, socio-cultural and every day life.

Key words: Islam, fundamentalism, extremism, West Africa, the ideology of Islamic unity.

AUTHORIZED TRAINING COURSES

N.P. MEDVEDEV D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the Peoples’ Friendship University, Russia, Moscow

POLITICAL REGIONALISTICS: TO THE QUESTION OF THE SUBJECT FIELD AND NEW CONTENT OF THE DISCIPLINE

The article attempts to give a new interpretation of the subject field of «Political Regionalistics» and clarify the content of the discipline. The article contains an author's program of the training course on "Political Regionalistics" for the students of political sciences of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University.

Key words: political regionalistics, regional political process, subject of the Russian Federation, international experience of regional development.

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Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 2 (29), 2015

CONTENTS

THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY

• Kondakova N.I. Contribution of the Union Republics in the Winning of the Soviet Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
• Ternovaya L.O. The Citizens of Eastern European States in the Red Army During the Second World War
• Fokin S.V. How Galicia Fought for Ukraine in World War I
• Pistryakova S.A. Memory Scorched by War
• Medvedev N.P. From the Recent History. V.P. Kazimirchuk, Merited Scientist of the RSFSR, Veteran of World War II

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL RELATIONS

• Kyrchanoff M.W. Nationalism in Transition Societies: Macedonian Experience of the 1990s
• Маximova O.N. Ethno-political Culture as an Object of State Policy in the Field of Ethnic Relations
• Perkova D.V. International and Russian Practice of Implement of the Provisions of Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
• Nikonova M.N. Reflexive Control in the Processes of Collective Decision Making (Part III)

BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "International Association of the Advancement of the Abaza, Abkhazian ethnos "Alashara""

Our authors №2-2015

THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY

N.I. KONDAKOVA Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Full Member of the Academy of Military Sciences, Head of the Museum of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNION REPUBLICS IN THE WINNING OF THE SOVIET VICTORY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941-1945

L.O. TERNOVAYA DSc (history), Professor at the department of sociology and management of the Moscow Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI), Russia, Moscow

THE CITIZENS OF EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES IN THE RED ARMY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

S.V. FOKIN Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of Russia's Foreign Policy Chair of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

HOW GALICIA FOUGHT FOR UKRAINE IN WORLD WAR I

S.A. PISTRYAKOVA Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President, Russia, Moscow

MEMORY SCORCHED BY WAR

N.P. MEDVEDEV D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the Peoples’ Friendship University, Russia, Moscow

FROM THE RECENT HISTORY V.P. KAZIMIRCHUK, MERITED SCIENTIST OF THE RSFSR, VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL RELATIONS

M.W. KYRCHANOFF Dr.Sc in History, Аssociate Professor Department of Regional studies and Foreign Countries Economies Faculty of International relations Voronezh State University, Russia, Voronezh

NATIONALISM IN TRANSITION SOCIETIES: MACEDONIAN EXPERIENCE OF THE 1990s

Nationalism is one of the most influential political ideologies in the modern world. The processes of political transition, social and economic transformations, transition from authoritarianism to democracy actualize the controversial role of nationalism. The role of nationalism in transition societies varies enormously. Nationalism can act as social consolidation or fragmentation factor. Macedonian nationalism was among the most influential ideologies in the early independent Macedonia in the 1990s. The nationalism develop as predominantly political movement. Nationalism became a factor of Macedonian statehoods consolidation and strengthening.

Key words: nationalism, Macedonia, political transit, national consolidation.

О.N. МАXIMOVA PhD (political sciences), head of Department of international relations of the Orenburg State Agrarian University, Russia, Orenburg

ETHNO-POLITICAL CULTURE AS AN OBJECT OF STATE POLICY IN THE FIELD OF ETHNIC RELATIONS

The article analyses conditions and characteristics of ethno-political construction of ethno-political culture as a factor of political change. On the example of the Orenburg region, the author shows the nature of the influence of public authorities on ethno-political culture of the region and identifies possible transformation of the ethno-political culture.

Key words: ethno-political culture, ethno-national relations, regional political sphere, regional ethno-political management, inter-ethnic tension.

D.V. PERKOVA Candidate of Political Sciences head of the press center of the National Union of Political Scientists, Russia, Moscow

INTERNATIONAL AND RUSSIAN PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES

This article is devoted to the peculiarities of law enforcement in the context of the Convention, the Russian specificity in the subject field of the document, in particular, during the period of its signature and at the present stage.

Key words: Russian Federation, a national policy, national minorities, the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the Council of Europe.

М.N. NIKONOVA post-graduate student working for a PhD at the Department of National and Federative Relations of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Moscow

REFLEXIVE CONTROL IN THE PROCESSES OF COLLECTIVE DECISION MAKING (Part III)

This work is devoted to one of the most important elements of the mechanism of political control, namely the technology of collective decision-making activities.

The following part discloses in details the technology of the ranking and selection of D-sphere (sphere of decisions) in order to minimize the total entropy.

Key words: mechanisms of political control, decision making, group decision, entropy, measuring the quality of decisions.