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Russia as a Federation: Principles and compliance
https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2025-2-222-228
Abstract
The article discusses the conflict of compliance of the Russian Federation (RF) with the classical principles of federalism, and reveals the main problems of the existing model classification. Contradictory and conflicting articles of the Russian Constitution are studied from the standpoint of critical analysis. The article presents the specifics and features (positive and negative) of the model of Russian federalism. The authors concluded that federalism is characterized by a stable tendency towards centralization. This is expressed in the power consolidation and adjustment the regional legislation in line with federal legislation.
About the Authors
V. V. Borodin
Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Viktor V. Borodin - Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of Theory and History of State and Law
5/7 Dvinskaya st., St. Petersburg 198035
A. A. Smol’yakov
Leningrad Regional Branch of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anatoliy A. Smol’yakov - PhD in Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of General Legal Disciplines, Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation
18а Lesnaya st., production zone “Murino”, Murinskoye urban settlement, Vsevolozhsk municipal district, Leningrad Oblast, 188662
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Borodin V.V., Smol’yakov A.A. Russia as a Federation: Principles and compliance. Sociology and Law. 2025;17(2):222-228. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2025-2-222-228
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