Scientific Journal “Issues of National and Federative Relations”. Issue 2 (21), 2013.
CONTENTS
JUBILEE GREETINGS
ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY OF THE STATE NATIONAL POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR THE PERIOD UP TO YEAR 2025
Materials of the Permanent Research and Methodological Seminar “Russian State under the Conditions of Globalization” on the topic “Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation: Theoretical Issues and Practical Deeds”
HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF ETHNO-NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FEDERATIVE RELATIONS AND REGIONAL POLICY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
Materials of the Permanent Research and Methodological Seminar “Russian State under the Conditions of Globalization” on the topic “Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation: Theoretical Issues and Practical Deeds”
V.A. MIKHAYLOV DSc (History), Chief of the National and Federative Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
RUSSIA’ STRATEGY OF THE STATE NATIONAL POLICY: THEORY AND PRACTICE
In this article, developed on the basis of presentation at the seminar devoted to the discussion of the new Russia’ Strategy of the State National Policy, the author substantiates the expediency of its adoption and analyses key points of this new Strategy, as well as proposes amendments aimed at its perfection.
Key words: Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation, Russian nation, ideology, patriotism, state sovereignty.
L.М. DROBIZHEVA DSc (history), professor, Head of the Centre for the Research of Interethnic Relations of the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Russian Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, member of the working group for the implementation of the Russia’ Strategy of the State National Policy
ON THE RUSSIA’S STRATEGY OF THE STATE NATIONAL POLICY
In this article developed on the basis of the author’s presentation at the meeting of the working group for the implementation of the Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation, the author presents her analysis of the today state of interethnic relations reflected in the Strategy. The author specially draws attention to the notion of “tolerance” and proposes a new notion of “interethnic harmony”.
Key words: Strategy of the State National Policy, tolerance, interethnic harmony, interethnic relations.
E.А. PAIN DSc (political sciences), professor, chair of politics and political analysis and chair of applied politology of the National Research University Higher School of Economics
ISSUES CONNECTED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RUSSIA’ STRATEGY OF THE STATE NATIONAL POLICY IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
This article is based on the author’s presentation at the seminar devoted to the implementation of Russia’ Strategy of the State National Policy. The author pays special attention to the issues of the Strategy’s implementation in the system of public administration.
Key words: Strategy of the State National Policy, public administration, nation, state, civil society, implementation.
V.Yu. ZORIN DSc (political sciences), professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Russian Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations
RUSSIA’S STRATEGY OF THE STATE NATIONAL POLICY: TRADITIONALISM AND NEW APPROACHES TO THE STRENGTHENING OF UNITY OF THE RUSSIA’S MULTIETHNIC PEOPLE (RUSSIAN NATION)
In this article, the author analyses new Strategy of the State National Policy of the Russian Federation. He stresses its strong and weak points and evaluates it depending on the efficiency of implementation of measures proposed in it.
Key words: strategy, national policy, people, state, efficiency.
HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF ETHNO-NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
V.I. VLASOV DSc (law), Professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ON THE RUSSIAN DIMENSION OF POLITICAL CULTURE
In his article, the author considers the notion of political culture and analyses its various versions and interpretations, its content and structure, as well as interconnection between political culture and political situation in the country.
Key words: political culture, politics, government, law, morals, structure, content, Russia.
L.F. BOLTENKOVA DSc (law), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
V.V. STEPANOV working for a PhD degree in political sciences at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ON THE SYSTEM OF MORAL AND SPIRITUAL UPBRINGING OF THE YOUTH
The task set by the author in his article is to describe certain elements of the system of the moral and spiritual upbringing of the youth and at the same time give definitions of relevant notions.
Key words: youth, system, moral and spiritual upbringing.
Т.А. NIGMATULLINA PhD (history), Director of Bashkir Institute of Social Technologies, working for the doctorate degree at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
FORMATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF THE YOUTH IN NEW SYSTEM OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COORDINATES
Political realities of the recent years have laid bare the issue of the youth growing activity evident at various levels and characterized by sharp imperatives in respect of bodies of power and existing public institutions and poorly regulated by the operative political instruments. The government attitude towards youth is being transformed largely under the influence of multiple factors, among them: geopolitical factors, the country’s stability on the international arena, stability of the national, cultural and confessional situations, as well as social and economic growth. Aggregation of these factors or rather their disharmony results in the growth of protest activity that swung up in the first decade of the 2000s on the political map of the former USSR and primarily in Georgia, Ukraine and Kirgizia and proved that the striking force of “colored revolutions” is youth. During this period, a great potential of passionarity was rapidly formed in the consciousness of the young generation capable of spontaneous or regulated strong outbursts of its forces and impulses within the coordinates of their country’s political space.
Key words: youth, politics, government regulation, culture, society, power.
V.V. GAIDUK DSc (political science), Professor, Head of politology chair, Bashkir State University
K.I. SMIRNOVA Psycologist of the Psycological service Bashkir Institute of Social Tecnologies
ETHNO-POLITICAL CONFLICTS IN THE POST-SOVIET AREA
In the article, the author reveals the deep contradictions between cultural and anthropological models of collective identities in the Russian society and notes that ethno-political conflicts in Russia are attributes of profound ethno-cultural transformations.
Key words: ethno-political conflict, transformations, crisis, post-Soviet area, identity, political culture.
V.V. SAVELIEV DSc (philosophy), Professor, Department of National and Federal Relations, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Honored Worker in the Area of Culture, Full Member of the International Academy of Noosphere (Sustainable Development) (IANSD)
CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In his article, the author analyses issues related to the creation of the theory of national federative relations focused on the development of conceptual foundation and strategy of national policy.
Key words: national policy, federative relations, concept, strategy, interaction, state, nation, civilization, identity, diversity.
V.V. VARSONOFIEV PhD (political science)
ETHNO-CONFESSIONAL MILITARY UNITS AS THE MOST IMPORTANT MECHANISM FOR THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL IDEOLOGY: HISTORIC EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES
Formation of national ideology in the Russian military construction has always been problematic and has been rather efficiently resolved through various means. Its content today is most complex from the military and political, social and economic points of view and is primarily caused by the lack of the government’s coordination in the formation of outlooks of the future country defenders and practically the defenders themselves. As a result, we witness widening differences between the outlooks of different soldiers, inter-ethnic and religious contradictions, including, those among kinsmen from different tribes or families, non-manual relations and ethnic crimes. The author in her article describes peculiarities and perspectives of formation of the national ideology through the formation of ethno-confessional military units.
Key words: national ideology, ethno-confessional military units, national formations, national guard, ethno-confessional peculiarities of the military, ethno-confessional stability in the army, nationals officer cadre, nationals officer training schools.
D.A. MUZAKAEV post-graduate student, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
FEATURES OF THE TODAY CHECHEN ETHNO-CULTURE
In the article the author considers the contents of the Chechen Republican government policy in the field of culture and follows its transformation during the period from the year 2000 till today. The author analyses the results of the government new policy in the cultural sphere that provides, among other things, an all-round modernization of the material and technical facilities of the artistic and culture institutions.
Key words: government policy, culture, modernization, development, federal program, government support, the Chechen Republic.
FEDERATIVE RELATIONS AND REGIONAL POLICY
N.P. MEDVEDEV DSc (political science), Professor at the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President and at the Peoples’ Friendship University
REGIONAL POLICY OF THE MODERN STATE: THEORY AND PRACTICE
In his article the author analyses features of the regional policy implementation in the Russian Federation and the EU. By comparing the regional policy models in the Russian Federation and the EU countries, he reveals the differences in its implementation arrangements and comes to the conclusion that, as a part of an open state concept, it is possible to apply the basic principles of the European regional development policy within the CIS boundaries, as well as those of the united Russia-Byelorussia state.
Key words: region, regional policy, concept, model, principle, state power efficiency, the Russian Federation, the European Union.
P.S. GELERANSKIY PhD (political science), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
TODAY STAGE IN THE REGULATION OF FEDERATIVE RELATIONS
The article analyses the new stage in the distribution of responsibilities between the federal and regional authorities, as well as local self-government bodies of power. Two Presidents of the Russian Federation: V.V. Putin and D.A. Medvedev more than once spoke about the necessity to decentralize and re-distribute the powers. The author mentions the Concept of Federative Reform developed in 2002 by a special Presidential Commission headed by D.N. Kozak. The article touches upon planned amendments and proposed lines of development that were stated by D.N. Kozak and D.A. Medvedev. The author supports the idea of expediency of a transfer of powers to the subjects of the Russian Federation in the mid- and long perspectives, such a transfer would permit the subjects of the Russian Federation to increase the volume of revenues to their budgets.
Key words: authorities, distribution of powers, federal bodies of power, regional bodies of power, local self-government, centralization, decentralization, federative reform, fiscal capacity, democratic state, federative development, federative relations, administration, regional administration, public administration, commission, concept.
R.К. ISKUZHIN PhD (law), working for a doctorate degree at the IPAM Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
DEMOCRATIC TRANSIT OF RUSSIAN FEDERALISM: FOREIGN STATES’ EXPERIENCE
There are 193 countries in the world to-day, they differ by their social and economic characteristics, by their political institutions and by many other parameters. Modern states are also characterized by a great diversity of political regimes, among which we can single out not only “classic” democratic or authoritarian states, but also hybrid political regimes.
Key words: federalism, regime, hybrid, democracy, authoritarian, structure, administrative and territorial unity, transformation.
D.S. SOLOVIEV post-graduate student, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
INFLUENCE OF ETHNO-RELIGIOUS FACTOR ON THE MODERN MODEL OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND REGIONAL POWERS
In his article, the author studies modern model of interaction between the federal and regional powers. When discussing transformation of this interaction, the author pays attention to the influence of ethno-religious factor on this process. This tendency is primarily evident in the North Caucasus regions. The author in his article analyses mechanisms through which the ethno-religious factor influences interaction between the federal and regional powers and makes an attempt to find ways for minimizing such influence.
Key words: state, subjects of the Russian Federation, political power, federal and regional powers, region, federative relations, ethno-religious factor, mechanism, influence, management, effectiveness.
Т. GAMMAEV post-graduate student, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
ETHNO-POLITICAL SEPARATISM AS A THREAT TO RUSSIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY
Under the present day conditions, the security of the Russian Federation is to a greater degree determined not by the external, but by the internal factors. In this situation, the most acute internal threat for Russia is the threat of regions’ separatism. In his article, the author analyses the issues of ensuring national security and the influence on this process of ethno-political separatism, which, in the author’s opinion, represents a great danger for the country’s integrity. The author demonstrates principal factors of regional disintegration.
Key words: ethno-political separatism, region, national and regional security, inter-regional interaction, conflict, factor, regional policy.
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
L.O. TERNOVAYA DSc (history), Professor at the department of sociology and management of the Moscow Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI)
TRADITIONAL ARTS AND POLITICS IN A GLOBAL WORLD
This paper highlights the relationship of traditional and modern art, disclosed the specifics of the traditional arts, which are common to the peoples of various countries and regions. Disclosed the reasons of interest in traditional art and shows its influence on political life.
Key words: traditional art, identity, ethnicity, indigenous people.
М.V. КASHAEV assistant professor of the chair of state law, Institute of Law, Bashkir State University
ON THE ISSUE OF OPTIMIZING RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL STATE POLICY: IN SEARCH OF A TOOLKIT
Correction, modernization, improvement of any phenomenon with the view of raising its efficiency is usually described by the word “optimization”. The article considers various options for optimizing Russian presidential state policy.
Key words: state policy, optimization, Russian President, system of power division.
L.Т. ALTINBAEVA post-graduate student at the chair of state law at the Law School of the Bashkir State University
REFORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: POLITICAL PRECONDITIONS
The article analyses the most important ideological and political issues of the Russian constitutionalism and determines the degree of their influence on the formation of basic directions of the country’s constitutional development, it also considers procedural issues connected with the reformation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Key words: constitutional law, constitution, fundamental law, reformation, form, content, economics, politics, ideology, preconditions.
N.S. PATRUSHEVA researcher, Research Institute of Military History of the General Stuff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
ROLE OF THE MULTIPARTY SYSTEM IN THE FORMATION OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY
In her article, the author analyses the process of formation of the multiparty system in Russia and foreign countries. She also reveals the influence of the multiparty system on the formation of the civil society.
Key words: party, party systems, multiparty system, history, evolution, civil society.