scholarly journals The Patarei Sea Fort: Perspectives on Heritage, Memory and Identity Politics in Post-Soviet Estonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-149
Author(s):  
Onessa Novak ◽  
Gertjan Plets
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
The State ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Heritage ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Heritage Politics ◽  
Memory Practices ◽  
Heritage Discourse

Abstract This paper studies the struggle over the rehabilitation of the Patarei Sea Fort in Tallinn (Estonia), a former prison where during the Soviet period political prisoners were held and corralled before deportation to Siberia. We explore how three groups of stakeholders assemble and define the future of the site: The Estonian State; ngo Eesti Muinsuskaiste Selts (the Estonian Heritage Society); and Europa Nostra. Each of these groups have a competing future for the site in mind. The struggle over the Patarei Sea fort is connected to discussions over heritage politics in those countries that entered the European Union around the early 2000s. In comparison to other memory practices in the region, the Patarei Sea Fort is not instrumentalized by the state to support a national historical narrative othering the Russian Federation. Rather the state’s engagement with the site is restricted and textured by ambitions to gentrify the district it is situated in. Not the state, but an ngo, assisted by a European heritage association, promotes a heritage discourse geared at strengthening the Estonian national narrative.

scholarly journals Interaction of Party Structures of The EU and the Russian Federation in a Discourse of the Russian Left Forces on the Example of “A Just Russia” Party

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
S. P. Mitrakhovich
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Party Elites ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Eu

The article using “A Just Russia” case deals with the party strategies of the Russian left political forces for the creation of the relations with party structures of the European Union. Similar party strategy is at the same time a part of domestic policy and development of the Russian political processes, and at the same time, they are a part of the relationship with the European Union which is built up by Russia. Consequently, that is de facto a part of foreign policy activity. The novelty of the research consists in a combination of the research approaches used in a “partology” while considering a party to be a rational actor acting in conditions of a country political environment and the research approaches accepted in modern European studies. Parties act as internal political players, but at the same time and as contractors of foreign elite, in this case — party elite of the European Union, members of party groups of European Parliament, party Internationals, “the European parties” (earlier known under the term of “party at the European level”). From the Russian parliamentary political forces of several last electoral cycles “A Just Russia”, using a discourse of modern socialism, could establish more actively than others cooperation with European left, including influencing adoption of significant decisions in the EU, for example, on reform of the EU Gas Directive and the Third Energy Package of the EU. The party, through the prism of socialist ideology, is trying to bring together certain positions of the party elites of the Russian Federation and the EU, bringing differences on social avant-garde and identity politics out of the brackets. Therefore, it focuses recently on the problems of sanctions issues, considering its communication with the Party of European socialists and socialist groups in the European Parliament as another potentially popular diplomatic track for the country.

scholarly journals POLITICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND PROBLEMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHNOCULTURAL COMPONENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2022 ◽  
pp. 98-109
Author(s):  
Ахмедан Аминович Саидов
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Education System ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
The Russian Federation

Статья посвящена исследованию степени соответствия современной политики российского государства в сфере образования, процессов, происходящих в региональных университетах, политико-правовым основам многонациональной Российской Федерации, заложенным в Конституции, других важнейших документах, определяющих принципы её государственно-территориального устройства. Эти основы официально гарантируют российским народам и регионам всестороннее социокультурное, образовательное, научно-технологическое развитие. Целью работы является всесторонний анализ просчётов деятельности российского государства в образовательной сфере в постсоветский период, приведших к проблемам, не позволяющим региональным университетам сегодня решать возлагаемые на них обществом функции, а также поиск путей их решения. Процесс реализации данной цели определил следующие задачи: проанализировать степень соответствия постсоветской политики российского государства в образовательной сфере провозглашённым политико-правовым основам государственного устройства РФ, гарантиям социокультурного развития российских народов; выявить взаимосвязь результатов современных реформ в системе высшего образования с объективными функциями региональных университетов РФ; раскрыть позитивный потенциал региональных университетов в решении социально-экономических, социокультурных проблем регионов и народов РФ, сохранении и укреплении её евразийской цивилизационной сущности; исследовать негативные последствия постсоветских реформ, отразившихся на состояние дел в региональных университетах, наметить пути решения возникающих проблем; показать важность учёта этнокультурного компонента в системе образования многонациональной РФ, определяющего личностные и профессиональные качества подрастающих поколений, способствующего достижению межнационального согласия и стабильности в российском обществе. The paper is devoted to the study of the degree of compliance of the modern policy of the Russian state in the field of education, the processes taking place in regional universities with the political and legal foundations of the multinational Russian Federation, laid down in the Constitution, and other important documents that determine the principles of its state-territorial structure. These foundations officially guarantee the Russian peoples and regions comprehensive socio-cultural, educational, scientific and technological development. The purpose of the work is a comprehensive analysis of the miscalculations of the activities of the Russian state in the educational sphere in the post-Soviet period, which led to problems that do not allow regional universities today to solve the functions assigned to them by society, as well as the search for ways to solve them. The process of implementing this goal defined the following tasks: to analyze the degree of compliance of the post-Soviet policy of the Russian state in the educational sphere with the proclaimed political and legal foundations of the state structure of the Russian Federation, guarantees of the socio-cultural development of Russian peoples; to identify the relationship of the results of modern reforms in the higher education system with the objective functions of regional universities of the Russian Federation; to unleash the positive potential of regional universities in solving the socio-economic, sociocultural problems of the regions and peoples of the Russian Federation, preserving and strengthening its Eurasian civilizational essence; investigate the negative consequences of post-Soviet reforms on the state of affairs in regional universities, outline ways to solve emerging problems; show the importance of taking into account the ethnocultural component in the education system of the multinational Russian Federation, which determines the personal and professional qualities of younger generations, which contributes to the achievement of interethnic harmony and stability in Russian society.

scholarly journals On the necessity of existence of medical sobering stations in Russia

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Vasil'evich Zheltobryukh
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Alcoholic Intoxication ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Internal Affairs

The research subject is social relations in the field of public order protection. The article focuses on the interaction between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation represented by patrol and point duty officers and the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation represented by healthcare workers, in detecting people in the state of alcoholic intoxication, often unconscious or unable to walk, in public places. This category of citizens should be removed from public places and provided with medical aid. The author studies historical materials of the Soviet period, analyzes the current legislation issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Healthcare related to public order protection and its comparison with the practical activities of internal affairs bodies. Based on the analysis, the author suggests renewing the work of special medical sobering stations which will undoubtedly have a positive effect on the work of internal affairs officers, provide citizens in the state of alcoholic intoxication with professional medical assistance, and harmonize the actions of police officers and healthcare workers.   

MODERN TRENDS FOR ASSESSING THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC SECURITY IN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-53
Author(s):  
I. V. KARAVAEVA ◽  
◽  
E. A. IVANOV ◽  
M. Yu. LEV ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
First Time

The paper considers the issues of adjusting the target and maximum permissible (critical) indicators of the state of economic security of Russia, taking into account the current legislative documents of the Russian Federation and the European Union, additions to the parameters and criteria of economic security proposed in the decrees and messages of the President of the Russian Federation. The article examines the main financial and economic indicators of Russia in comparison with indicators of economic security parameters and thresholds for 10 years. For the first time, an analysis of the monitoring and assessment of the state of economic security conducted by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia is being carried out.

Evolution of Representative Bodies in Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
A. M. Osavelyuk
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
State Power ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Russian Federation

The paper based on the analysis of the provisions of the Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918, the Constitution of the USSR of 1936, the Constitution of the USSR of 1977 shows the basic principles of organization and activity of the Soviets as representative authorities of the Soviet State. The author has analyzed research papers, primarily research papers and studies by Prof. Ekaterina I. Kozlova explaining the main stages and features of evolution of the essence and activity of the Soviets at all levels of the State. Also, the author has examined the shortcomings of the legal status and functioning of domestic representative bodies of state power — the Soviets — during the Soviet period.The study has demonstrated that with the adoption of the Constitution of Russia in 1993 , the Russian Federation witnessed the development of a fundamentally new, democratic stage of development of representative bodies of state power, as well as local self — government, based on the principles of democracy, separation of powers, federalism, autonomy of local self — government and its representative bodies.Having analyzed Prof. Kozlova research papers, the author has come to the conclusion that even on the example of her research of one of the most important institutions of the state — representative bodies of state power and local self-government in the Russian Federation — Prof. Kozlova made an outstanding contribution to the development of the science of constitutional law of Russia.

scholarly journals Identity politics as the basis for interethnic accord in a multiethnic region (on the example of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug)

2020 ◽  
pp. 178-199
Author(s):  
Mikhail Martynov ◽  
Viktoria Purtova
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Interethnic Relations ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
Identity Policy

The article attempts to identify the correlation between the state of interethnic accord in the region and the conceptual foundations of the identity policy on the example of such a multinational region of the Russian Federation with increased migration attractiveness as Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra. Bringing out the two main types of identities – ethnopolitical and macropolitical – the authors draw attention to the fact that in the justification of each type stand the interests of groups in real policy and the scientific tradition as well. Appealing to this or that concept is defined both by the conservatism of these traditions and by political circumstances. The definition of interethnic harmony is proposed in the article. The empirical basis of the research are the results of sociological surveys conducted under the leadership of the authors in 2018–2019, secondary analysis of the results of sociological research conducted in 2014–2015 in the region, as well as data from official statistics. The method of cluster analysis of data obtained from the sociological survey on the territories of municipal entities of the autonomous okrug was applied. The results of the sociological surveys make it possible to establish a correlation between the respondents' assessment of the state of interethnic relations and the activities of political actors in the sphere of identity policy. The cross-temporal comparison of identity policy conducted in the region in the 2010 s, showed that, the policy based on national-state (macropolitical) identity to ensure interethnic accord was more effective. The Russian regions are multiethnic in composition. Therefore, the study of the conceptual foundations of the formation of interethnic accord by means of identity policy on the example of such a multiethnic region with high migration attractivness, as Ugra, is relevant.

scholarly journals Implementation of the state national policy of the Russian Federation in the Finno-Ugric Republics, the subjects of the Russian Federation: evolution of approaches and practices (2000–2018)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor V. Bakhlov ◽  
Olga V. Bakhlova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Two Stages

Introduction. The special sensitivity of the ethno-national sphere to fluctuations in politics, increased vulnerability to destructive influence, negative historical experience of politicization of ethnicity elevate it to one of the priorities of the work of Federal and regional state bodies. The object of this study is the state national policy of the Russian Federation, the subject is the process and instruments of its implementation in the Finno-Ugric Republics in the Russian Federation, taking into account the state and dynamics of the system of Federal relations. The main tasks are to identify the stages of the evolution of approaches and management practices; to characterize the content and guidelines of official documents; to determine the essence and direction of changes in the considered perspective. Materials and Methods. The study is based on the normative and conceptual-program documents of the Federal and regional levels in state national policy of the Russian Federation, materials posted on the official websites of the state authorities of the Finno-Ugric Republics that are the subjects of the Russian Federation. The main research methods are system, comparative and diachronic analysis, non-formalized traditional analysis of documents and the method of political diagnostics. Results and Discussion. The study of a set of documentary and theoretical sources allowed us to trace the dynamics of approaches and practices of the Finno-Ugric Republics in the implementation of the state national policy of the Russian Federation. Attention was focused on two stages: the periods of 2000-2012 and 2012-2018, with a historical retrospection into the post-Soviet period. It shows the experience and correlation of initiatives and actions of Federal and regional level; compares research feedbacks; reveals key trends in modification of programs and target tools. Conclusion. The experience of the Finno-Ugric Republics in the Russian Federation demonstrates a significant coincidence with the all-Russian trend of the Patriotic-state approach, with certain nuances arising from the specifics of the ethnodemographic situation, the resource potential of regions and political elites and, to a lesser extent from their location.

PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE STATE BORDER GUARD OF LATVIA AND FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Jekaterina Kuprijanova ◽  
Juris Livdāns ◽  
Iluta Arbidāne
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The State ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Border Control ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Republic

One of the main State Border Guard priorities is to maintain and develop the state border guarding system, according to the European Union external borders requirements, by fulfilling the conditions of the Schengen acquis. Schengen acquis provides that international cooperation in the field of border security can have multilateral, bilateral and local dimensions. In this context, an agreements concluded with bordering countries on cooperation in the field of border management is an effective tool to strengthen border security (EU Schengen Catalogue, 2002). In research as methodology are used scientific literature in the field of international law, treaties and agreements, the law of the Republic of Latvia, the State border guard of the internal regulations and the State border guard of unpublished materials. The Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation cooperate in the field of development and implementation of coherent measures for the border control. Cooperation with RF is executed based on treaties and agreements concluded, as well, maintaining contacts between competent representatives of both countries at various management levels. The extensive cooperation between neighbouring countries on maintenance of security at the border results in the elucidation of the incidents occurring at the state border and other relevant issues, at the same time providing stability and security at the common border.

scholarly journals The Kalderash Gypsies of Russia in Industrial Cooperation of the 1920s–1930s

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Chernykh
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Soviet Society ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
Special Support ◽  
Economic Interaction ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Post Soviet Period

At the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s, in line with the state economic policy of the time, which was aimed at industrialisation and cooperativisation, and also as part of the implementation of measures to promote a settled way of life for nomadic Gypsies, the Kalderash Gypsies became actively involved within cooperatives and started establishing artels (Gypsy production cooperatives). This article analyses the issue of Gypsy artels, their manufacturing activities, the reasons why they flourished, their decline and their subsequent repression. The study is based on documents from the central and regional archives of the Russian Federation. The historical experience of that period was especially important for the Kalderash community—the establishing of artels helped them to adapt to the emerging economic reality of Soviet society. Indeed, during the following decades artel cooperative associations remained the main form of production and economic interaction with enterprises and organisations. As such, artels existed until the 1980s and then continued to exist within the new economic conditions of the post-Soviet period. Later on, the state never provided special support towards the creation of the Gypsy production associations and took more severe measures to implement its policy. The experience of these cooperatives has also remained a vibrant part of historic tales and been firmly instilled in family oral histories. The historical experience of that period is therefore important for understanding and building a modern policy towards the Gypsy population and solving their social and economic issues.

scholarly journals Studying the History of Political and Lgal Doctrines in Russian Jurisprudence in the 20th — Early 21st Century: Conditions, Directions, Results

Lex Russica ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 130-142
Author(s):  
A. V. Kornev
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Early Date ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Federation

The paper is devoted to the role of the history of political and legal ideas in state construction, science and education. In this aspect, the problems related to amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation initiated by the President of the Russian Federation are considered. According to the author, these initiatives are a logical continuation of the planned changes in the political system, the mechanism (apparatus) of the state, the system of local self-government, contained in the most general form in the annual address of the President of the Russian Federation to the Federal Assembly. Such an early date for the address, the subsequent submission of the draft Federal Law to the State Duma without delay, and the work on implementing the provisions contained in it, leave no doubt that there is some strategy for Russia’s political development in the near future. In this regard, an assessment of the political situation in modern Russia is given and suggestions are made regarding the further evolution of the institutions of society and the state. The dialectical relationship between the national development model and its ideological justification is argued. The author emphasizes the special role of ideas in the history of Russian statehood. In addition, the paper reflects the assessment of the history of political and legal doctrines in the system of social sciences and legal education in the Soviet and post-Soviet period. There is evidence of the need to increase the role of theoretical and historical disciplines in the context of modern "hybrid" war and the strengthening of global competition for major geopolitical projects. The idea of reorienting Russian legal education from the study of legislation, which is changing so quickly that it does not actually take the form of knowledge, to the study of law in all its manifestations as a universal regulator of public relations.

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