Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 4 (19). 2012.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN RUSTEM KHAMITOV
NATIONAL POLITICS, NATIONAL RELATIONS
- Demyanenko Yu.A. Role of the Ethnic Factor in the Federal Structure of Russia
- Kosikov I.G. Russia’s Government National Policy in the Northern Caucasus
- Kamyshnikova T.F., Gross A.A. Inter-ethnic Tolerance as a Factor of Political Stability. Some Aspects of Friend-Foe Identification and Disparities of Mental and Geographic Borders
- Akopyan A.S., Akopyan M.S. In Search of National Idea for Modern Russia: Evolution of Scientific Views
- Valiullin V.R. Toleration as a Ethno-Cultural Policy Principle in the Republic of Bashkortostan
- Karimov R.R. On the Role of Mass Media in the Revival of Ethnic Self-consciousness
REGIONAL POLICY AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
- Kanapyanova R.M. Supranational Forms of Public Self-organization of Citizens in the CIS Member States: Ethnocultural Aspect
- Gaiduk V.V. Temporariness of Power Index and its Role in the Ethno-political Stability of Russian Regions
- Iskuzhin R.K. Language Policy in Federal Russia: Eurasian Cross-Section
- Nasyrov R.R. Legitimation of Power in a Polyethnic State: Based on Max Weber’s Theory
- Vasilenko V.I., Voroshilin I.A. Institution of State Secrets as a Mechanism Guaranteeing Russia’s National Security
- Ozhiganov E.N. Information Operations and Stability of Political Regimes
RELIGION AND ETHNO-POLITICS
- Glinskaya I.Yu. Interaction between Government and Church in the Formation of Russia’s Image
- Mardanov M.Kh. Role of the Islamic Factor in Political Stability of Russian Republics: Bashkortostan’s Example
- Pryakhin V.F. Religion and Modern technological Revolution
- Trunov I.L. Ethno-religious Terrorism in the Northern Caucasus
- Arlyapova E.S. Mobilization Potential of Islam Yesterday and Today
- Boichenko Yu.S. The influence of the religious factor in the ethnic-political situation in the North Caucasus Federal District
- Amiantov A.A. Activities of Factions of Political Parties Represented in the State Duma Aimed at Stabilizing National and Religious Relations in Today Russia
CONFLICTS AND MIGRATION: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Sargon Khaidaya Modernization and Stability of Political Regime: Syria’s Example
- Yusupov M.Kh. Illegal Migration in the Post-Soviet Russia: Ethno-political Syndrome
- Tsyrulnikov V.S. Specific features of Modern Integration of Ethnic Immigrant workers in foreign Countries: Lessons, Challenges and Prospect
NATIONAL POLITICS, NATIONAL RELATIONS
Yu.A. DEMYANENKO Ph.D. (sociology), Rector of Pskov State University Doctoral student in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and the Public Administration
ROLE OF THE ETHNIC FACTOR IN THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE OF RUSSIA
The article examines ethno-political features of the federal transformation of Russia and defines the role of ethnic federalism in the state-building of the country.
Key words: federalism, national republics, asymmetry, nation, ethnos, region, national identity, civil identity.
I.G. KOSIKOV D.Sc. (history), Professor, Chief Researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Expert of the working group on Northern Caucasus of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, member of the Council of the Peacemaking Mission to the Northern Caucasus
RUSSIA’S GOVERNMENT NATIONAL POLICY IN THE NORTHERN CAUCASUS
The article analyses the content and direction of development of the Russia’s government national policy in the Northern Caucasus, starting from 1990-s, focusing on its strong and weak aspects.
Key words: the Northern Caucasus, government national policy, national security, stability, lack of stability, effectiveness, management, federal districts, federal relations.
T.F. KAMYSHNIKOVA Senior Fellow, the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Management, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
A.A. GROSS student of the master’s degree program, Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences, Distance-Education University, Hagen, Germany
INTER-ETHNIC TOLERANCE AS A FACTOR OF POLITICAL STABILITY SOME ASPECTS OF FRIEND-FOE IDENTIFICATION AND DISPARITIES OF MENTAL AND GEOGRAPHIC BORDERS
In the article the authors analyze the issues of inter-ethnic tolerance and its influence on political stability. Material and ideal conditions of intolerance are being examined.
Key words: inter-ethnic tolerance, political stability, intolerance, patriotism, mental borders.
A.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
M.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
IN SEARCH OF NATIONAL IDEA FOR MODERN RUSSIA: EVOLUTION OF SCIENTIFIC VIEWS
In the article the authors examine issues connected with the search of national idea in modern Russia and stress that societies today, just as in the past, need to identify and preserve their identity and uniqueness at the state and national levels and can do this only on the basis of peoples’ political, legal, social, economic and cultural self-determination. While studying this issue, the authors came to the conclusion that determination of the new identity under the present day conditions sets a double task of preserving national and cultural uniqueness while determining the scope of permissible integration into the world community. This is possible only under the condition of identity being expressed by the national idea.
Key words: nation, ideology, civilization, national culture, ethnos, primordialism, constructivism, identity, culture, symbol.
V.R. VALIULLIN Junior Fellow, Department for the Study of Regional Politics and Ethno-politics, Center for Political and Legal Research of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues, Ufa
TOLERATION AS A ETHNO-CULTURAL POLICY PRINCIPLE IN THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN
The article examines general theoretical aspects of toleration as a principle of cultural policy and specifies its regional dimensions, taking the Republic of Bashkortostan as an example.
Key words: toleration, cultural policy, culture, policy, ethnos, interethnic dialogue, regional political studies, ethno-politics, religious denominations.
R.R. KARIMOV candidate of the department of political science, sociology and philosophy at the Bashkir Academy of Public Service and Management under the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan
ON THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN THE REVIVAL OF ETHNIC SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
The article examines the role of mass media in the formation of ethno-cultural identity in the era of world globalization, as well as the phenomenon of ethnic revival.
Key words: identity, information, self-consciousness, ethnos, mass media, culture, globalization, regional policy.
REGIONAL POLICY AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
R.M. KANAPYANOVA D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SUPRANATIONAL FORMS OF PUBLIC SELF-ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS IN THE CIS MEMBER STATES: ETHNOCULTURAL ASPECT
In the article the author draws attention to the development of supranational forms of inter-government cooperation. Processes developing on the territory of the former USSR may be called a central plot of the today world politics. The institutionalization of inter-government structures, the appearance of powerful integration technologies and development of transnational corporations not only in the sphere of business, but also in the sphere of humanitarian structures have changed the approaches to the improvement of cultural ties, preservation of historic heritage of moral and spiritual values, friendship and solidarity among the peoples of the Commonwealth of Independent States, all of it despite many skeptic statements regarding CIS itself. During more than twenty years of its existence, CIS has succeeded not only in preserving historic peculiarities of this areal but in furthering development of efferent flows existing in the form of various structures aimed at inter-government cooperation. The today vector in the development of inter-government relations is characterized by the negation of stereotypes and a search for new modern approaches in the changing world.
Key words: self-organization, ethno-politics, ethno-cultural aspect, the CIS member states, cooperation, cultural ties, inter-government relations.
V.V. GAIDUK D.Sc. (political science), Ph.D. (law), Professor, Vice-President of the National Union of Political Scientists director of the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems
TEMPORARINESS OF POWER INDEX AND ITS ROLE IN THE ETHNO-POLITICAL STABILITY OF RUSSIAN REGIONS
Can timeservers become effective political leaders or managers? Is the policy of Russian timeservers a challenge to democracy or an absence of an effective state policy? Recognition and political ratings of Russian timeservers. Ethnic colors of our contemporary timeservers. The article examines the above and many other problems of the fiscal and HR policy in today Russia. The article describes some patterns of the ethno-political stability in the development of Russian regions governed by timeservers.
Key words: power, temporariness of power, timeservers, regional political studies, ethno-politics, Russian regions, Siberia.
R.K. ISKUZHIN Ph.D. (law), Minister of Land and Property Relations of the Republic of Bashkortostan, merited lawyer of the republic, Corresponding Member of the RANS
LANGUAGE POLICY IN FEDERAL RUSSIA: EURASIAN CROSS-SECTION
Nowadays, when the Russian society is undergoing transformations and many values are being seriously re-assessed, the language becomes an important ethnic feature. The article analyses the government language policy in contemporary Russia and suggests some points aimed at the development of the government language policy based on global experience.
Key words: language, government policy, federalism, ethnos, self-consciousness, mechanism, marketing.
R.R. NASYROV junior fellow of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
LEGITIMATION OF POWER IN A POLYETHNIC STATE: BASED ON MAX WEBER’S THEORY
The article deals with the ethnic aspects of legitimation of political power in the post-Soviet states.
Key words: power, legitimation, ethnicity, violence, the USSR, self-justification, conflict, consensus.
V.I. VASILENKO D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
I.A. VOROSHILIN post-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
INSTITUTION OF STATE SECRETS AS A MECHANISM GUARANTEEING RUSSIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY
The authors emphasize the significance of national security for life-sustaining activity of the Russian federative state and its citizens, and reveal the role of the institution of state secrets in its process of assurance.
Key words: state secret, institution, national security, facilitating mechanism, responsibility, state, citizens.
E.N. OZHIGANOV D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor, Sociology of Management Department, Institute of Public Administration and HR Management, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF POLITICAL REGIMES
The author examines such notions as political stability and information support operation. The article analyses factors influencing stability of political regimes and demonstrates basic goals of information support operations.
Key words: political regime, political stability, information operations, information technologies, sustainability of political and social order.
RELIGION AND ETHNO-POLITICS
I.Yu. GLINSKAYA D.Sc. (political science), Assistant Professor, Advertising and Business Communications Department, Institute of World Economy and Business of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
INTERACTION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CHURCH IN THE FORMATION OF RUSSIA’S IMAGE
The author analyses national image as a positive benchmark which Russia should aspire to reach in order to remain an economically strong, independent state with its own cultural and historic traditions, national self-conscience and spiritual development. The author comes to the conclusion that the contribution of the Orthodox Church is priceless during the time of hardship for the country when the true faith is being corroded by multiple sects that have recently appeared in its territory. In the author’s opinion, it is the Russian Orthodox Church that has been uniting and continues to unite most Russian citizens around traditional orthodox moral values.
Key words: image, state, religion, faith, interaction, patriotism, wellbeing, traditions, ideology, statesmanship.
M.Kh. MARDANOV Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan, post-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ROLE OF THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN POLITICAL STABILITY OF RUSSIAN REPUBLICS: BASHKORTOSTAN’S EXAMPLE
The article examines issues connected with the development at the state level of mechanisms important for the preservation and strengthening of internal political stability in Russia. Today, further strengthening of unity and solidarity within the Islamic community can help Muslims to play a more authoritative role in the development of our multinational and multi-confessional country and its regions.
Key words: Islamic factor, ethnic factor, Russian regions, Islamic world, Muslims, intercultural interaction, Islam’s Russian model, ethno-political stability, ethno-politics, regional political studies, national and federative relations.
V.F. PRYAKHIN D.Sc. (political science), Club of Rome National Committee member
RELIGION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION
The Religion’s impact on mass consciousness could be hardly overestimated. The changes of social economic formations, the nation building and consolidation of social classes were tightly coupled with radical transformations in human beliefs. These transformations were adequately reflected by Religious philosophy and spiritual life of society. A good number of questions should be answered with regard to relatively weak and sometimes contradictory influence by clergy on ideology (Weltanschaung) of modern Man. The answers to these questions have been sought by the author of the article in the specific character of global historic process between the ХХ and ХХI centuries AD, in the so far unknown nature of information-technological revolution and in its impact on mass consciousness.
Key words: religion, science, syntheses of science and religion, technological revolution, globalization, mass consciousness, ideology, ethics, consumerism, secular and religious paradigms, Russian cosmism.
I.L. TRUNOV D.Sc. (law), Ph.D. (economics), Professor, National President of the World Association of Lawyers, Deputy Chairman of the International Union of Lawyers, Head of the Law Section of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, First Vice-President of the Federal Union of Defense Lawyers of Russia
ETHNO-RELIGIOUS TERRORISM IN THE NORTHERN CAUCASUS
The author analyses the problem of ethno-religious terrorism, identifies and examines reasons for the ethno-religious terrorism in Russia.
Key words: ethno-religious terrorism, Islam, Christianity, Northern Caucasus.
E.S. ARLYAPOVA Ph.D. (political science)
MOBILIZATION POTENTIAL OF ISLAM YESTERDAY AND TODAY
In the article the author analyses the issue of ethno-confessional conflictogenity of the post-Soviet area. In particular, the author examines mobilization potential of Islam in the Chechen Republic.
Key words: Islam, conflict, ethno-confessional tension, administration, the Northern Caucasus, the Chechen Republic.
Yu.S. BOICHENKO post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
THE INFLUENCE OF THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR IN THE ETHNIC-POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS FEDERAL DISTRICT
The author examines the influence of the religious factor in the ethnic-political situation in the North Caucasus Federal District using specific examples of several republics of the region. This article also focuses on the growth of religious consciousness among the population of the region and warns some risks of ill-conceived state policies in the field of interfaith relations.
Key words: religious factor, ethnic-political situation, interfaith relations.
A.A. AMIANTOV Ph.D. (political science), Teaching Fellow Department of Political Science Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
ACTIVITIES OF FACTIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES REPRESENTED IN THE STATE DUMA AIMED AT STABILIZING NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS RELATIONS IN TODAY RUSSIA
The article examines political and legislative activities of the parliamentary factions of political parties aimed at stabilizing national and religious relations in today Russia. The article quotes regulatory acts of the State Duma representing the results of joint inter-faction drafting of laws regulating national and religious relations in the Russian Federation
Key words: State Duma, parliament, faction, political party, national and religious relations, feelings of believers, administrative and criminal liability.
CONFLICTS AND MIGRATION: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
SARGON KHAIDAYA Post-graduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
MODERNIZATION AND STABILITY OF POLITICAL REGIME: SYRIA’S EXAMPLE
In the article the author examines the influence of modernization on the stability of political regimes in the Arab states, in Syria in particular.
Key words: modernization, power, political regime, stability, management, authoritarianism, authoritarian modernization, Syria.
M.Kh. YUSUPOV deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VI convocation
ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE POST-SOVIET RUSSIA: ETHNO-POLITICAL SYNDROME
Two types of migration can be distinguished on the grounds of legitimacy: legal and illegal migration. The article provides political and legal analysis of illegal migration in the Russian Federation and proposes specific measures for the resolution of the migration problems.
Key words: illegal migration, non-documented migration, unaccounted for migration, European Union, the Russian Federation, visa-free regime, borders, employment assistance.
V.S. TSYRULNIKOV post-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SPECIFIC FEATURES OF MODERN INTEGRATION OF ETHNIC IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES: LESSONS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
The shortage of labour force in the dynamically developing countries of the West has led to the growth of international labour migration, ethnodemographic structure change, the need to arrange the process of social adaptation and integration of ethnic migrants.
Key words: international labour migration, multiculturalism, ethnic and confessional isolation, ethnodemographic structure of the society.
Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 3 (18). 2012.
CONTENTS
EURASIAN IDEA IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND POLITICS (SERIES OF ARTICLES)
- Kalinina K.V. Eurasian Idea in Russian History and Politics
- TOWARD NEW CONSENT (draft concept and Charter of Eurasian Communities M., 1992.)
- Nazarbaev N.A. President of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbaev’s address at Moscow State University (Moscow, March 29, 1994.)
- Polonkoeva R.R. Issue of Formation of the North Caucasian Civilization
NATIONAL POLITICS
- Gaiduk V.V. Strategy of Russia’s state national policy: Who will be happy in Russia?
- Savelev V.V. About Strategic Aspect of the Russian Federation’s National Policy (Part one)
- Kadyrov R.V. Theoretical and Methodological Principles of Analysis of Political and Legal Status of Ethnic Groups (by taking Tatar Volgo-Oksky Region as example)
- Boltenkova L.F., Yanuskin V.I. Integrating Role of Russian Language during the Times of Soviet Rule
- Yusupov M.Kh. Migration Policy in Southern Russia: Problems and Solutions
FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
- Karimov R.R. National Image of Federative Russia under the conditions of Globalization: Ethnic and Politological Dimension
- Demyanenko Yu.A. Intricate-Composite entities of the Russian Federation: Politological Analysis
- Iskuzhin R.K. Budget Contract Relations of the Russian Federation’s Entities: Contemporary Constitutional Legislation
- Kudin K.Yu. Transformation of the Institution of Inter-regional Cooperation of Entities of the Russian Federation
- Efremova I.V. Labour Relations under the Conditions of Soviet Federalism
- Akopyan A.S. Conceptual Approaches towards Etnopolitical Prosperity of People of Russia: Ethnic Image
- Akopyan M.S. Modernization of Contemporary Russia’s Political System: Challenges to Democracy
EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM, THEIR NATURE
- Vlasov V.I. Society – Justice – State – Social Pressure – Extremism – Terrorism
- Vasilenko V.I., Malyshev V.V. Islamic Extremism in the North Caucasus Region
- Tashieva M. Ethnopolitical conflicts: their features in the Kyrgyz Republic and ways of resolving
ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA’S POLITICAL HISTORY
- Medvedev N.P. Tragedy of Confrontation (chapter from the book “New people” on Staraya Square: Kremlin-Provincial Stories”. M., 1997.)
EURASIAN IDEA IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND POLITICS (SERIES OF ARTICLES)
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
EURASIAN IDEA IN RUSSIAN HISTORY AND POLITICS
Contemporary and historical Russia is a Eurasian civilization system that has been formed up for centuries. It has absorbed Slavic, Finno-Ugric, Turk, North Caucasian ethnicities, people of Mongol group – Buryats, Kalmyks, native minorities of the North and Siberia (circumpolar civilization), Russian Germans, Russian Jews, Russian Greeks and other ethnicities. Russia’s contemporary Eurasian idea lies in assuring integrating processes in all areas of life-sustaining activity of the people of Russia and the CIS by maintaining and developing their civilizational peculiarities.
Key words: Eurasian civilization, Russia-civilization system, CIS, integration.
R.R. POLONKOEVA post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ISSUE OF FORMATION OF THE NORTH CAUCASIAN CIVILIZATION
The North Caucasian civilization is a topic of discussion. Researchers see its sources in ancient myths and tales that have remained in the memory of the peoples of the North Caucasus. A study of North Caucasian civilization is important in the system of Eurasian civilization.
Key words: civilization, North Caucasian civilization, myths about civilizations, local civilizations.
NATIONAL POLITICS
V.V. GAIDUK D.Sc. (political science), Professor Vice-President of the National Union of Political Scientists
STRATEGY OF RUSSIA’S STATE NATIONAL POLICY: WHO WILL BE HAPPY IN RUSSIA?
On the 8th of October 2012, a draft strategy of national policy of the Russian Federation was discussed at the Bashkir Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan. I am presenting my report (exclusively my point of view) on the project for your attention. It reflects the author’s standpoint on national issues in federative Russia.
Key words: national policy, ethnos, nation, ethnic community, primordialism, constructivism, instrumentalism, identity, culture.
V.V. SAVELEV D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ABOUT STRATEGIC ASPECT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S NATIONAL POLICY (Part one)
In the two-part article, the author examines the problems of methodological nature that are directly related to the strategy of national policy in accordance with contemporary conditions in the field of national and federative relations theory.
Key words: multinational people of Russia, pre-agrarian, pre-industrial and technogenic people, civil unity, cultural diversity of people.
R.V. KADYROV Senior lecturer at Kazan State National Research Technological University
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL AND LEGAL STATUS OF ETHNIC GROUPS (BY TAKING TATAR VOLGO-OKSKY REGION AS EXAMPLE)
The article examines theoretical and methodological principles of analysis of political and legal status extraterritorial groups of Tatar Volgo-Oksky region. This group of people is living in the Volgo-Oksky region for centuries and the formation of their political and legal status has definite specifics that have to be studied from the historical point of view as well as politological stand point.
Key words: Tatars, status, constitutional status, constitutional and legal status, extraterritorial groups, Tatar-soldiers, autonomy, national and cultural autonomy.
L.F. BOLTENKOVA D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
V.I. YANUSKIN student of 6th course (Postgraduate education) of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
INTEGRATING ROLE OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE DURING THE TIMES OF SOVIET RULE
By analyzing political and legal documents and the Soviet Union building activities, the authors show the integrating role played by the Russian language in the former Russian Empire that was transformed into the USSR.
Key words: integration, Russian language, Soviet rule, decrees, constitution, party documents, education.
M.Kh. YUSUPOV deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, VI convocation
MIGRATION POLICY IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
At the turn of the XXI century, migration has become one of the most serious factors of geopolitical, social and cultural changes in many countries in the world and is the direct reflection of the processes of globalization of the contemporary political process. At present, migration has become a significant method for ensuring stability to society’s social and economic development and one of the necessary conditions for joint activity of people. This shows the actuality of the topic of the raised problem.
Key words: migration, politics, political processes, the Soviet Union, refugees, concept, reforming, southern Russia, ethno-political tension, conflict.
FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
R.R. KARIMOV candidate of the department of political science, sociology and philosophy at the Bashkir Academy of Public Service and Management under the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan
NATIONAL IMAGE OF FEDERATIVE RUSSIA UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBALIZATION: ETHNIC AND POLITOLOGICAL DIMENSION
The article provides a politological analysis of the aspect of forming a positive national image of contemporary Russia under the conditions of transformational reforms.
Key words: nation, national image, ethnos, globalization, Russia, archetype, unity, civilization, religion, political regionalistics, ethnopolitics.
Yu.A. DEMYANENKO Ph.D. (sociology), Rector of Pskov State University
INTRICATE-COMPOSITE ENTITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: POLITOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
The article examines the multiplicity of entities in the Russian Federation that is accompanied by asymmetry status of Russian regions, especially the presence of the phenomenon of “Intricate-Composition”. The concept of “Intricate-Composition” can be regarded as an administrative and territorial formation, (region, krai) that have judicially independent entities - ethnicity-based autonomous districts.
Key words: federalism, entity, political regionalistics, ethnopolitics, autonomous district, strengthening regions, uniting entities, entity composition, ethnicity, centralization, decentralization, financial crisis.
R.K. ISKUZHIN Ph.D. (law), Minister of Land and Property Relations of the Republic of Bashkortostan, merited lawyer of the republic, Corresponding Member of the RANS
BUDGET CONTRACT RELATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S ENTITIES: CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION
In any federative state, a significant share of mutual relations is formed by the delimitation of budget competence of the centre and territories because the budget serves as a sort of supporting construction of power. Development in social area, success in the economy and other areas of state and life-sustaining activity depend on the optimal correlation of budget competence of the federation and its entities.
Key words: agreement, federalism, delimitation of competence, budget, entities of federation, centre, competence, centralization, decentralization.
K.Yu. KUDIN post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
TRANSFORMATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF INTER-REGIONAL COOPERATION OF ENTITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article, the author examines the establishment and the development of the institution of Russia’s inter-regional cooperation. He analyzes the influence of the institution on the development of the Russian federalism and studies the transformation of the institution of inter-regional cooperation of the entities of the Russian Federation under the centralized system of rule.
Key words: entity, region, inter-regional cooperation, transformation, interaction, efficiency, government, federalism, law.
I.V. EFREMOVA post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
LABOUR RELATIONS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF SOVIET FEDERALISM
Policy pursued by the Russian government during the building of Socialism confirms a new attitude towards a person and his labour. The constitution of the RSFSR and the labour Code of 1918 become the foundation for the development of labour relations across the entire country. Changes in the labour law of the USSR adopted later continue to strengthen federative form of the multinational state.
Key words: federalism, building Socialism, labour relations, history of the constitution of the USSR, formation of the Soviet state, Socialist labour.
A.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TOWARDS ETHNOPOLITICAL PROSPERITY OF PEOPLE OF RUSSIA: ETHNIC IMAGE
At present, the Russian Federation is not only the largest state in the world in terms of its territory. The Russian state has been one of the most multinational countries in the world for centuries, a reality based on the will expression of the ethnicities included in its composition. The development of such a country, its economy, the moral and political status of the state are largely determined by how interethnic relations are shaping up, which on their part, depend not only on policy implemented by the government but also on ethnopolitical prosperity of the people of Russia as well as the ethnic image formed by one ethnicity or the other.
Key words: nation, ethnos, national idea, discrimination, national policy, identity, concept, ethnopolitical prosperity.
M.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
MODERNIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA’S POLITICAL SYSTEM: CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY
The key problem that is being examined in the article is the revelation of specifics in party building during Russia’s modernization process – between uncertainty in political and legal status of parties and their role during the democratization, and between an increase in their role and strengthening of political and legal status during stabilization period.
Key words: political party, democracy, authoritarianism, administrative party, civilian party, modernization, voters, electoral system, elections, institutionalism.
EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM, THEIR NATURE
V.I. VLASOV D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SOCIETY – JUSTICE – STATE – SOCIAL PRESSURE – EXTREMISM – TERRORISM
In the paper author, by an in-depth analysis and a political comprehension of historical process beginning from the formation of a society and its further development through logical stages, retraces a dialectical interdependence of phenomena: society, justice, state, social pressure, extremism, terrorism.
Key words: Society, Justice, State, Social pressure, Extremism, Terrorism, Human, Citizen, Unity, Rights, Freedoms, Interests.
V.I. VASILENKO deputy head of the department of Russian nationhood history at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
V.V. MALYSHEV post-graduate student of national security department at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS REGION
Russia occupies a leading place in interaction between civilizations. Over 40 religions and faiths exist on its territory. Among them, Islam occupies the second place after Orthodoxy. Islam as one of the most spread religions in the world, demands balanced and benevolent attitude from all branches of power, especially for maintaining peace in the country.
Key words: Islam, Russian Federation, region, the North Caucasus, extremism, factor.
M. TASHIEVA postgraduate student at the political science department of the Russian People’s Friendship University
ETHNOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS: THEIR FEATURES IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AND WAYS OF RESOLVING
This article is devoted to studying of features of ethnic conflicts in Kyrgyzstan. Special attention is paid to the search of ways and forms of resolution of ethnic conflicts in the country. Author examines the ethnic conflict that occurred in the South in 2010. In this article is analyzed the causes of the severe conflict. The paper also considered the political system in the country.
Key words: ethnic relations, ethnic tensions, political system, resolving of ethnic conflicts, clan.
Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 1 (16). 2012.
CONTENTS
NATIONAL AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
- Saveliev V.V. Language Factor in National and Cultural Policy
- Landa K.G. Conflikts in the Caucasus-Caspian region and Innovative Methods for Their Analysis
- Ukhankin V.V. The role of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation in the Provision of inter-ethnic Harmony
- Mardanov M.Kh. National and Cultural Autonomy – New Links of Post-Soviet Federalism
- Shabanov G.Sh. Drug Addiction as a Factor Posing Threat to National and Civil Security of the Russian Federation
- Odery A.V. Interethnic Tolerance: Levels and Area of Application
REPORTS PRESENTED TO SCHOLARS’ SEMINAR DEVOTED TO AN ARTICLE BY V.V. PUTIN “RUSSIA: NATIONAL ISSUE”
- Putin V.V. Russia: National issue of “Self-determination of Russian people – a poly-ethnic civilization fastened by Russian cultural nucleus”
- Vlasov V.I. On the issue of Russians’ mission, their national features and characteristics, peculiarities of the character
- Boltenkova L.F. Reports on the article by V. V. Putin “Russia: National Issue”
- Mikhailenko A.N. Solution of National question in Russia and the Countries of CIS
- Saveliev V.V. Towards national and cultural vector in Russia’s internal policy
- Suleymanova Sh.S. Interethnic Issues in Contemporary Russia
- Gaiduk V.V., Suleimanov A.R. National Policy of the Russian Federation: Trajectory, Crossroads and Dead Ends
- Arlyapova E.S. A reflection on scholars’ seminar dedicated to the article by V.V. Putin “Russia: National Issue”
- Geleranskiy P.S. Russia and the national question
- Maksimova O.N. Comments on the discussion of the article by V.V. Putin “Russia: National Issue”
- Perkova D.V. Russia’s national issue: Transformation of attitudes and solutions
ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA’S POLITICAL HISTORY
- Medvedev N.P. The Ural Republic of Rossel (chapter from the book “New people” on Staraya Square: Kremlin-Provincial Stories”. M., 1997)
NATIONAL AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
V.V. SAVELEV D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
LANGUAGE FACTOR IN NATIONAL AND CULTURAL POLICY
The author examines peculiarities in ethnic-language policy on the basis of the theory of national and federative relations focusing on conceptual instrument.
Key words: language policy, ethnic-language policy, state-language, official language, language of interethnic communication, intermediary language, title-language, conciliatory-language.
K.G. LANDA D.Sc. (political science) Тhe National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
CONFLIKTS IN THE CAUCASUS-CASPIAN REGION AND INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR THEIR ANALYSIS
The article deals with the problem of fighting terrorism in the Caucasus as one of the most important priorities of state policies for over a decade. The author argues that we need substantially new methods for analysis, data gathering and practical work in this field. The article outlines new mechanisms and methods for fighting extremism and criminal activities in the region, arguing that it’s necessary to more effectively involve various state agencies as well as consolidate the efforts of all Caspian states in the matters of collective security in the region. The author shows more effective ways for solving the Caucasus problems.
Key words: innovative methods, extremism, collective security, conflict potential, state collaboration, carbohydrates, unemployment, economic factors, Caspian states.
V.V. UKHANKIN Ph. D. (law), Kaliningrad Law Institute of Russia’s Interior Ministry
THE ROLE OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE PROVISION OF INTER-ETHNIC HARMONY
The article considers the activities of the Ministry of internal affairs of Russian Federation. In particular, special attention is paid to issues of inter-ethnic harmony.
Key words: state integrity, interethnic consent, Russian Interior Ministry, assurance.
M.Kh. MARDANOV post-graduate student at the political science department of the Bashkir State University
NATIONAL AND CULTURAL AUTONOMY – NEW LINKS OF POST-SOVIET FEDERALISM
The result of evolutionary development of the theory of federalism in the contemporary period of the formation of Russian statehood is the departure of the given concept and political practice from the framework of state structure. The federalism starts turning into a form of public structure by putting under its regulatory competence a large number of public relations – starting from local and territorial level and ending with the activities of national and cultural autonomy and various national public organizations. The given article examines national and cultural autonomies as a link of Russian federalism.
Key words: national and cultural autonomy, federalism, local self-ruling bodies, ethnicity, territoriality, public organizations, national minority, people, nation, democracy.
G.Sh. SHABANOV post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
DRUG ADDICTION AS A FACTOR POSING THREAT TO NATIONAL AND CIVIL SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article, the author examines the problem of drug addiction and analyzes social and political factors of spreading drug addiction across the country. He pays special attention to multilevel system of researches by governmental and nongovernmental organizations that are specialized in rendering assistance to drug addicts by treating and rehabilitating them. He analyzes political and legal basis of countering the spread of drug addiction and alcoholism in the Russian Federation and also the basic trends in the activities aimed at fighting against illegal sale of narcotics. He studies the regional aspects of countering the spread of drugs and international experience in regulating this area.
Key words: drug addiction, countering the spread of narcotics, national security, illegal sale of drugs.
A.V. ODERY fellow at the department studying problems of regional politics and ethno-politics at the Centre for Political and Legal Research of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues, Ufa
INTERETHNIC TOLERANCE: LEVELS AND AREA OF APPLICATION
The problem of tolerance towards a person is examined as an independent issue in political science. The principle of equal freedom leads to moral freedom which is a basic criterion.
Key words: tolerance, interethnic tolerance, tolerant personality, true tolerance.
Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 2 (17). 2012/
CONTENTS
NATIONAL POLITICS, NATIONAL RELATIONS
- Kalinina K.V. Time determines the specifics of national issue
- Kanapiyanova R.M. Contemporary Ascents of National Policy
- Donirova G.A. Regional Specifics of Interethnic Relations in the Russian Federation (by the example of the Republic of Buryatia)
- Krugovykh I.E. Russians in Russia (national and legal aspect)
- Boltenkova L.F., Yanuskin V.I. Russian language as an Integrating Factor of the Russian Civilization space
- Fomina O.V. Tendencies in Ethnic Composition Change in Russia (according to a census)
- Savelev V.V. Conceptual Basis for Formation of Patriotism in Russian Federation
- Boichenko Yu.S. Urgent Issues in the Strategy of Social and Economic Development of North Caucasus Federal District
FEDERALISM, FEDERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
- Mikhailov V.A., Mikhailova N.V. Formation and Development of the Autonomy in the Soviet Russia and its forms
- Eremin Ye.V. Some Aspects of Contemporary Regional Development in the Russian Federation
- Boltenkova L.F., Voroshilin I.A. Principle of Federalism in the Institution of Ensuring of the Right to Secrecy
STRENGTHENING OF THE RUSSIAN STATEHOOD
- Vlasov V.I. Society – Justice – State – Social Pressure – Extremism – Terrorism. Part I
- Gasanov G.G. Extremism among Young People: Basic Reasons and Problems of Contradictions
- Fonareov M.A. Some Specifics of Transformations of Former Soviet republics
- Ukhankin V.V. Cross-Border Cooperation as a Mechanism of the Integration of States (posing the issue)
- Mukhametiyanov T.R. Regional aspects of the Transcontinental transport Cooperation between Europe and Asia States
- Chernyshova I.V. On the Question Concerning the Concept of “Arbitration Institution”
ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA’S POLITICAL HISTORY
- Medvedev N.P. (chapter from the book “New people” on Staraya Square: Kremlin-Provincial Stories”. M., 1997)
NATIONAL POLITICS, NATIONAL RELATIONS
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
TIME DETERMINES THE SPECIFICS OF NATIONAL ISSUE
The national issue has specific historical context. For contemporary Russia, the determination of the national issue and orientation of the government’s policy are crucial. There is a need to upgrade public administration in order to stabilize national and federative relations – the social and political basis of strengthening the Russian statehood, ensuring national security.
Key words: national issue, national policy, Russian Federation, entities of the Russian Federation, republics, ethnicity, Russian people, personnel.
R.M. KANAPIYANOVA D.Sc. (political science), Professor, head of the staff of the State Duma Committee on Nationality Affairs (2000-2009)
CONTEMPORARY ASCENTS OF NATIONAL POLICY
The given article exposes the state of affairs in the national policy of the Russian Federation. The author suggests measures to improve national policy.
Key words: national policy pursued by the government, federalism, citizenship, Russian people, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
G.A. DONIROVA Ph.D. (philosophy)
REGIONAL SPECIFICS OF INTERETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (by the example of the Republic of Buryatia)
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the development of the Buryat people within the Russian state, and mutual influence and mutual enrichment of cultures. On the contemporary state, a growth in national self-consciousness of Buryat people can be seen, and this is being taken into account in national policy pursued by the ruling bodies of Buryatia.
Key words: Republic of Buryatia, national relations, national self consciousness, national policy, national languages, national community.
I.E. KRUGOVYKH Ph.D. (history), Assistant Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
RUSSIANS IN RUSSIA (NATIONAL AND LEGAL ASPECT)
The article is dedicated to problems and prospects of the “Russian issue” and national and legal status of Russian people.
Key words: Russian people, statehood, national and legal status, compatriots, national policy pursued by the government, interethnic relations.
L.F. BOLTENKOVA D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
V.I. YANUSKIN student of 6th course (Postgraduate education) of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS AN INTEGRATING FACTOR OF THE RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION SPACE
In the paper the thesis, that the Russian language has become a powerful tool for formation of the Russian civilization space, is being proved by means of analysis and factual statement of historical reality, life and activities examples of statesmen, missionaries, the intellectuals.
Key words: Russian language, Russian civilization, Russian tsars, Russian emperors, Russian nation, Missionaries, Orthodoxy, Equal rights of the peoples.
O.V. FOMINA Ph.D. (history), Assistant Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
TENDENCIES IN ETHNIC COMPOSITION CHANGE IN RUSSIA (according to a census)
Article reveals trends in ethnic composition change in the multinational state of Russia after its origin. Special attention has been paid to factors that changed the ethnic composition in Soviet and post-Soviet periods.
Key words: ethnicities in Russia, census, multinational state, ethnic composition, Russians, the North Caucasus, territory, population, numerical strength.
V.V. SAVELEV D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR FORMATION OF PATRIOTISM IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article, the author examines issues related to stirring patriotic feelings in Russian people. He analyses the vulnerability and shortcomings of Soviet patriotism. He reveals the essence of basic factors of patriotism.
Key words: patriotism, government, citizen, morality, identity, ethnicity.
Yu.S. BOICHENKO post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
URGENT ISSUES IN THE STRATEGY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH CAUCASUS FEDERAL DISTRICT
In the article, the author analyses the basic aspects of the strategy of social and economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District. He singles out and examines trends in the economic development of the entities of the North Caucasus Federal District to upgrade their competitiveness and improve living standards.
Key words: Development strategy, North Caucasus Federal District, regional differentiation.
FEDERALISM, FEDERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
V.A. MIKHAYLOV D. Sc (History), Chief of the National and Federative Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
N.V. MIKHAYLOVA PhD (political science), the senior lecturer of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTONOMY IN THE SOVIET RUSSIA AND ITS FORMS
The article considers the problem of Autonomy formation in Russia, its forms and the role of Autonomy in the solution of ethnic issue in Soviet Russia.
Key words: autonomism, sovereignty, federation, self-government, decentralization, competence, self-determination.
Ye.V. EREMIN Ph.D., (political science), head of the department for integrated social and economic development of regions of the Department of Public Administration, Regional Development and Local Self-administration of the Government of the Russian Federation
SOME ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The article analyses regional development related to social and economic areas. It examines the role of Federal Districts, executive bodies in the implementation of these tasks.
Key words: region, entities of the federation, Federal Districts, employment, politics.
L.F. BOLTENKOVA D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
I.A. VOROSHILIN postgraduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
PRINCIPLE OF FEDERALISM IN THE INSTITUTION OF ENSURING OF THE RIGHT TO SECRECY
In the paper, on the basis of analysis of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal law, the thesis is being proved that principle of federalism is implemented in such a social institution as a right to secrecy.
Key words: The Constitution of the Russian Federation, Principle of federalism, Separation of powers, Secrecy, The right to secrecy, Democratic freedoms, Restrictions, Regulation, Protection, Law.
STRENGTHENING OF THE RUSSIAN STATEHOOD
V.I. VLASOV D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SOCIETY – JUSTICE – STATE – SOCIAL PRESSURE – EXTREMISM – TERRORISM PART I
In the paper author, by an in-depth analysis and a political comprehension of historical process beginning from the formation of a society and its further development through logical stages, retraces a dialectical interdependence of phenomena: society, justice, state, social pressure, extremism, terrorism.
Key words: Society, Justice, State, Social pressure, Extremism, Terrorism, Human, Citizen, Unity, Rights, Freedoms, Interests.
G.G. GASANOV Ph.D. (political science)
EXTREMISM AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE: BASIC REASONS AND PROBLEMS OF CONTRADICTIONS
The authour uncovers the main reasons and conditions of the youths extremal orientires formation, marks counter of the problems on the way of wrestling with this negative factor of social life.
Key words: youth, youth society, factors and reasons, wrestling, unpatience, extremism, terror.
M.A. FONAREOV fellow at the Department handling problems of national, federative and international relations of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues
SOME SPECIFICS OF TRANSFORMATIONS OF FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS
In the past 10 years, a wave of “colour revolutions” has spread across the former Soviet Union and the Soviet block. Some countries could withstand but some others failed. What is the origin of these revolutions? What are the reasons that led to these uprisings? The article answers these and other questions. The basic reasons for these revolutions are hidden in the governments themselves, and internal contradictions, and conflict situations in the society. The best way to prevent them is to make well-thought and balanced political decisions on ruling the country.
Key words: the Soviet Union, “colour revolution”, “orange revolution”, “velvet revolution”, integration, disintegration, CIS, crisis, youth movement, opposition, meeting.
V.V. UKHANKIN Ph. D. (law), Kaliningrad Law Institute of Russia’s Interior Ministry
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AS A MECHANISM OF THE INTEGRATION OF STATES (POSING THE ISSUE)
The author substantiates the need for scientific understanding of the issues of cross-border cooperation in the context of the thesis V. Putin on Russia's role as a leading center «of attraction throughout Eurasia».
Key words: Russia, Center of attraction, cross-border cooperation, Eurasia.
T.R. MUKHAMETIYANOV post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
REGIONAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA STATES
The article focuses on regional aspects of the transcontinental transport cooperation between Europe and Asia states in the context of the key role that plays Russian Federation in the framework of trade delivery of the foreign goods between these two actively developing world regions. The author briefly analyzes the main directions of the Russian transport and logistics sector development and makes suggestions for its further modernization and integration into the international transport services market.
Key words: international cooperation, Euro-Asian transport links, transport strategy, transit, transit potential, international transport, international transport corridors, the export of transportation services.
I.V. CHERNYSHOVA post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ON THE QUESTION CONCERNING THE CONCEPT OF “ARBITRATION INSTITUTION”
The article presses away the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and on the basis of the analysis of laws and scientific literature, it gives a definition to the concept of “arbitration institution” and outlines its significance for federalism.
Key words: institution, arbitration, system, Institution of federalism, institution of arbitration.
Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations” Issue 1 (15). 2011.
CONTENTS
THEORY AND HISTORY OF FEDERALISM
- Gaiduk V.V. Political Parties under the conditions of Russian federalism: Post-election transformation
- Geleranskiy P.S. Russian election as a factor of a Federal Relations Institutional Development
- Oshkin A.N. Some Problems in Legal Developments of Russian Statehood
- Solovev D.S. Improving Federative Relations: From Theory to Practice
- Gaiduk Ya.A. National and Federative Aspects of Civil Servants’ Political Culture in Contemporary Russia
- Maystat M.A. The main features of federalism in the Russia and the USA (comparative legal analysis)
- Timerbaev T.A. Parliamentary Practice in the Implementation of Political and Legal Decisions in Federative States
- Medvedev V.N. Some organizational and legislative problem of “dual subordination» of executive bodies of the Russian Federation’s entities
ETHNOPOLITICS AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
- Vlasov V.I. Extremism as a form of propaganda and display of national and religious hatred and enmity
- Boltenkova L.F. Ethnic composition of the Old Russian state as a connecting element between contemporary Russia, Ukraine, Belarussia
- Pistryakova S.A. Innovated multiculturalism and problems of ethnopolitical integration of all citizens of Russia into a nation
- Bekbosynov M.B. Peculiarities of the Status of Republics as Parts of the Russian Federation
- Nimaeva B.B. Urgent issues in social and cultural processes of Buryat people (the case of Aginsky Buryat District)
- Kettsyan G.V. Russian language as Basis for Expanding Communication Space in the Former Soviet Republics
- Perkova D.V. Political and legal bases of ethnolanguage and international relations in the Russian Federation
- Tiunchik I.V. Self-determination as Basic Sovereign Right of People
THE NORTH CAUCASUS: CONFLICTS AND STABILITY
- Mikhailov V.A. Some strategic approaches towards achieving social and political stability in the “Russian Caucasus” under new circumstances
- Ganicheva A.V. Influence of Parliamentary Elections on the Development of Federative Relations in the North Caucasus
- Kadokhov V.A. Formation and development of municipalities in the North Caucasus
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES
- Kutuzova N.A., Mikheeva I.B., Shmidt W.V. Belarusian Intellectual Tradition from the European Perspective: Historical and Philosophical Aspect
- Zhusupova A.S., Moldakhmet Bidas, Nazarov Ye.Zh. Internal and external migration in Kazakhstan
- Bogomazov V.M. Latin American “Liberation Theology” and Mankind’s Social and Humanitarian Values
- Abildinov A.A. International ties between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Historical and political science analysis
ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA’S POLITICAL HISTORY
- Medvedev N.P. Chechen Triangle (chapter from the book “New people” on Staraya Square: Kremlin-Provincial Stories”. M., 1997)
THEORY AND HISTORY OF FEDERALISM
V.V. Gaiduk D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the Institute of Law of Bashkir State University
POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERALISM: POST-ELECTION TRANSFORMATION
The article examines certain specifics of the country’s political modernization when the “ruling party” is dominating and sums up the outcome of elections of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation which were held on the 4th of December 2011.
Key Words: party, parliament, modernization, political tandem, multiparty system, “vertical of power”, election system, pluralism, “ruling party”, authoritarianism.
P.S. Geleranskiy Ph.D. (political science)
RUSSIAN ELECTION AS A FACTOR OF A FEDERAL RELATIONS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Considering the elections as an essential component of federal relations, the author analyzes the electoral law and the legal issues affecting the legal issues of delimitation of the federal government and regions of the federation. It is hold idea that the election - is the core mechanism of change and development of federal relations and the main form of political people's will in the region as a source of regional governments. Then it is a brief analysis of the regional elections transformation various stages in post-Soviet Russia, and assess their impact on the development of federative relations. The author examines in detail the regional elections as a factor shaping the regional political elite and seeks to identify trends of The Electoral Institute in Russia.
Key words: The Electoral Institute, the role of The Electoral Institute, federal relations, civil society and political system.
A.N. Oshkin Ph.D. (law), Ryazan
SOME PROBLEMS IN LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS OF RUSSIAN STATEHOOD
In the article, the author analyzes the basic problems and obstacles in the way towards the formation and development of the Russian statehood. He reveals key tasks of the Russian Federation’s state and legal policy.
Key words: statehood, law, legislation, Constitution of the Russian Federation, public administration.
D.S. Solovev The National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
IMPROVING FEDERATIVE RELATIONS: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
In the article, the author examines the issues of improving federative relations and analyzes possible trends in this process. He reveals new mechanisms of delineation of powers between federal and regional ruling bodies of public authority.
Key words: federalism, regions, powers, federal and regional ruling bodies of public authorities, decentralization.
Ya.A. Gaiduk candidate for doctor’s degree at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
NATIONAL AND FEDERATIVE ASPECTS OF CIVIL SERVANTS’ POLITICAL CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA
The article examines national and federative aspects of civil servants’ political culture in Russia and determines priorities in upgrading it.
Key words: federalism, political culture, Constitution of the Russian Federation, ethnos, nation, region, civil servant, political status, political conscience, elections, national and federal relations.
M.A. Maystat post-graduate student at the Department of national and federative Relations of The Russian Academy of National economy and of Public administration under the President of the Russian Federation
THE MAIN FEATURES OF FEDERALISM IN THE RUSSIA AND THE USA (COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS)
This article is devoted to comparative investigation of the genesis of Russian and American federalism under its historical evolution. As a result of this research we can see that the federalism implies the whole spectrum the phenomena and relations immediately associated with federative form of state structure. Despite of usage of common model of federalism, like competitive federalism, federative structure in Russia and the USA have more distinctions then resemblances.
Key words: federation, federalism, subject of the federation, federalist model, Russia, USA.
T.A. Timerbaev head of the department handling the issues of administrative governance, public and municipal services at the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Rights Issues (Ufa)
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLITICAL AND LEGAL DECISIONS IN FEDERATIVE STATES
In the article author examines political processes stipulated by the specifics of law-making processes of legislative bodies in the adoption and implementation of new laws relating to market-oriented conditions in public life. In fact, the formation of legal framework and law-making process during political transformation provide a replacement of ideological orientations and changes in the structure of a state, economy and social area.
Key words: parliament, government, federation, constitution, state governed by the rule of law, majority voted system, deputy, senator, party.
V.N. Medvedev Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Senior Researcher at the Institute of State and Law Sciences Vice-Rector of Academic Law Institute
SOME ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROBLEM OF “DUAL SUBORDINATION» OF EXECUTIVE BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S ENTITIES
In the article, the author analyzes the essence of the principle of “dual subordination” of the executive bodies of the Russian Federation’s entities. He reveals the peculiarities in the application of the principle of “dual subordination” in the Soviet Union and in contemporary practice.
Key words: principle of “dual subordination”, executive bodies, entities of the Russian Federation, administrative reforms, regional and federal authorities.
ETHNOPOLITICS AND FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
V.I. Vlasov D.Sc. (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
EXTREMISM AS A FORM OF PROPAGANDA AND DISPLAY OF NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS HATRED AND ENMITY
The author analyses the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws proceeding from his own perception and phrasings and concludes that extremism is a form of an anti-constitutional activity as propaganda and the display of national and religious hatred and hostility.
Key words: Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws, rights and freedoms of people, propaganda, national and religious hatred and hostility, extremism.
L.F. Boltenkova Doctor of Law, Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF THE OLD RUSSIAN STATE AS A CONNECTING ELEMENT BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELORUSSIA
Author, on the basis of analysis of annalistic materials, treaties of Rus and Byzantium, legal literature, shows that the Old Russian state was multiethnic and that its ethnic composition is a connecting element between contemporary Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia.
Key words: Novgorod, Kiev , Slovenes, Polans, Krivich, Varangian – Russians, Rurik, Oleg, Igor, Ascold, Dir.
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
INNOVATED MULTICULTURALISM AND PROBLEMS OF ETHNOPOLITICAL INTEGRATION OF ALL CITIZENS OF RUSSIA INTO A NATION
The article is devoted to the conception of multiculturalism. The author analyzes the problems and contradistinctions of ethnopolitical integration of all Russian citizens into a nation and insists on a need to working out a strategy of consolidation of Russian citizens as a nation.
Key words: ethnos, nation, ethnopolitical integration, multiculturalism, tolerance, Russian citizens as a nation.
M.B. Bekbosynov Ph.D. (political science), doctoral candidate at The Department of Political Science Russian People’s Friendship University
PECULIARITIES OF THE STATUS OF REPUBLICS AS PARTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article, the author examines constitutional, legal and organizational peculiarities of the status of republics. He analyzes the provisions of the constitutions of the republics concerning the foundation of the constitutional form of government and public administration. He reveals basic trends of prospects for constitutional development of the republics as parts of the Russian Federation.
Key words: entity of the federation, republic, constitution, sovereignty, public administration, regional policy.
B.B. Nimaeva post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
URGENT ISSUES IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROCESSES OF BURYAT PEOPLE (THE CASE OF AGINSKY BURYAT DISTRICT)
In the article, the author examines national policy pursued by the Russian government and social and cultural problems linked to it. Through the example of Aginsky Buryat District, he analyzes the influence of interrelation of ethnicity and civilian identity on the formation of the Buryat people and their contemporary social and cultural processes. He studies the tendencies peculiar to social and cultural processes in the Aginsky Buryat District.
Key words: national policy, federal relations, Aginsky Buryat District (ABD), Buryat people, ethnos, nation, social and cultural problems, ethnic self-consciousness.
G.V. Kettsyan Ph.D. (political science) lecturer at the Economics and Public Administration Department of the Institute of Business Infrastructure
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS BASIS FOR EXPANDING COMMUNICATION SPACE IN THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS
In the article, the author examines the place and role of Russian language in the language policy of the former Soviet republics and reveals peculiarities that are typical of the language situation in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Key words: Russian language, ethnopolitics, language policy, state language, CIS member countries, former Soviet republics.
D.V. Perkova post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
POLITICAL AND LEGAL BASES OF ETHNOLANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
This article is devoted to the peculiarities of the state national policy in the Russian Federation, the legal regulation of international and language relations.
Key words: national policy, the state, regional minorities, ethnic and national relations, language policy.
I.V. Tiunchik post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
SELF-DETERMINATION AS BASIC SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF PEOPLE
The article examines the concept of “self determination” and analyses specifics of people’s right of self-determination.
Key words: right of self determination, identity of people, nation, national interests, public administration.
THE NORTH CAUCASUS: CONFLICTS AND STABILITY
V.A. Mikhailov D.Sc. (history), Professor, head of the department of National and Federal Relations of the RANE and AS under the Russian President
SOME STRATEGIC APPROACHES TOWARDS ACHIEVING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN THE “RUSSIAN CAUCASUS” UNDER NEW CIRCUMSTANCES
In the article, the author analyzes internal and external factors of social and political stabilization of the “Russian Caucasus”. He studies the role and place of the North Caucasus in Russia’s geopolitical interests. He insists on a need to search for new approaches in Russia’s Caucasian policy. The author puts an emphasis on the problems of correlation between ethnic, regional and civil political identity. After studying the North Caucasian Federal District, the author insists on reviewing its structure. In view of this, the author has formulated proposals for reforming the North Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
Key words: the North Caucasus, “Russian Caucasus”, the North Caucasian Federal District, ethnic identity, national policy.
A.V. Ganicheva Assistant Professor at the Economic Faculty at People’s Friendship University of Russia
INFLUENCE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERATIVE RELATIONS IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS
The article is devoted to the development of federative relations in the republics of the North Caucasus. The author analyzes basic trends in the given process and also the influence of parliamentary elections on the status of federative relations.
Key words: federative relations, elections, the North Caucasus, public administration.
V.A. Kadokhov post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President head of the secretariat under the head of the Administration, deputy head of the local self-administration staff of the city of Vladikavkaz
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS
In the article, the author analyzes the development of the local self-administration institution in the North Caucasian Federal District. The article says that although the federal and regional legislation is well developed, the district insufficiently takes into account the regional differences - social and economic, social and cultural, natural and geographical, historical and ethnic. The author says that lack of innovative attitude towards progressive methods in municipal administration and positive practice in carrying out the tasks of municipal administration prevails in the municipalities of the NCFD.
Key words: local self-administration institution, North Caucasian Federal District, strengthening of Russian statehood, reforms in local self-administration.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES
N.A. Kutuzova candidate (philosophy), associate professor, senior researcher of the Institute of philosophy of the National academy of sciences of Belarus
I.B. Mikheeva candidate (philosophy), senior researcher of the Centre of the Strategic European studies and intercultural collaboration of the Institute of philosophy of the National academy of sciences of Belarus
W.V. Shmidt doctor (philosophy), professor of the state and confessional relations department of RAPA under the President of the Russian Federation, counselor, 1-st class category
BELARUSIAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION FROM THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECT
The article examines the constant of social and cultural existence of Belarus that was formed as one that “exists in a zone of civilization split and colonial, neo-colonial and post-colonial activity in historical and cultural perspective”.
Key words: Belarus, spiritual production, western Russians, Belarus-Polish and Belarus-Lithuanian ties, cross-cultural influence and social cultural relations.
A.S. Zhusupova docent of department of political science, candidate of Political Science at Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Moldakhmet Bidas PhD doctoral student in political science at Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi (Republic of Kazakhstan)
Ye.Zh. Nazarov PhD doctoral student in political science at Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi (Republic of Kazakhstan)
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MIGRATION IN KAZAKHSTAN
The article examines the internal and external migration in Kazakhstan. In the article resents statistics of migration processes in the country. The same article includes ethnic diversity in the state during the period from 1999 to 2009.
Key words: migration, internal migration, international migration, population, ethnicity, nation, statistics, Kazakhstan.
V.M. Bogomazov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Russia
LATIN AMERICAN “LIBERATION THEOLOGY” AND MANKIND’S SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN VALUES
The article studies the essence of debates over the Latin American teaching of “liberation” that were held in the beginning of the 21st century and the influence of each of these manifestations on the developments in diverse contexts in the past years.
Key words: “liberation theology”, viability, effectiveness, perspective, poverty, exploitation, mortality, global financial and economic crisis, political liberation, reforms, spirituality, sociological analysis, alternative to structured capitalism.
A.A. Abildinov post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
INTERNATIONAL TIES BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE ANALYSIS
In the article, the author gives an account of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan and studies its tendencies. He insists on the importance of economic integration between Russia and Kazakhstan as part of the Eurasian Union under the condition of preserving their political sovereignty.
Key words: inter-regional ties, integration, intergovernmental partnership, integrated union, common economic space, Eurasian Union.