scholarly journals Transformation of the “Soviet Ideology” in the Discursive Practices of the Russian Government

Author(s):  
V. S. Avdonin

The article examines the trajectory of changes in the post-Soviet period in the ideological complex, which was called “Soviet ideology” in the “late” USSR. The theoretical and methodological frame work of the analysis consists of the theory of political regimes, as well as elements of the theory of ideologies and the theory of political discourse. The features and peculiarities of the “Soviet ideology” in the conditions of the “post-totalitarian” political regime in the “late” USSR, which led to its weakening and decline after the collapse of the Soviet regime, are investigated. Under the conditions of the post-Soviet political regime in Russia, the “Soviet ideology” disintegrated into an ideological component (the basis of the ideology of post-Soviet communist parties) and a political-cultural component (the pattern of post-Soviet political culture). Both components created a specific problem of relations with these phenomena for the ruling power. The study of the discourse of power on the subject of “Soviet ideology” (conducted mainly on the material of speeches and statements of the presidents of the Russian Federation) allowed us to identify three successive discursive strategies of such relations: the strategy of “struggle”, the strategy of “adaptation” and the strategy of “selective use”. The last of them was used in the 2010s in the conditions of consolidation of the authoritarian political regime. It made it possible to selective lyinclude the legacy of “Soviet ideology” in the ideological complex of the ruling regime, which is characterized by the use of not full-fledged political ideologies, but “identitarian narratives” that allow the inclusion of heterogeneous elements of ethno cultural, historical, religious, etc. traditions. Comparative studies also show that the orientation in the ideological sphere to such “identitarian narratives” is a characteristic trend of modern neo-autocracies.

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  

AbstractThis article is devoted to an examination of the civil law means for protecting subjective civil rights. The subject matter of this study are the provisions of the several civil codes that have been promulgated in the countries of the CIS in the post-Soviet period. The effort to harmonize private law in the region has given rise inter alia to several pieces of model legislation, perhaps the most notable of which is the CIS Model Civil Code.The use of the comparative method allows the author to trace the progressive development of the civil codes—and the model code—of countries in the CIS; this also enables the author to consider whether there are any gaps or codification hiatuses in the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. In doing so, the author points to those issues that, in her view, are relevant for court practice. As part of her consideration of this subject, the author has compiled a comparative table of relevant provisions of most of the civil codes in CIS countries.


Author(s):  
Elena Yur'evna Eseva

This article explores the problem of exercising the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of labor. Analysis is conducted on the current Russian legislation in comparison with the legislation of the Soviet period in the area of regulation of questions of the freedom of labor. Functionality of the institution of the freedom of labor is viewed on the practice of Russian reality and its compliance with the norms of international law. The questions of the freedom of labor are also examined in a number of foreign countries. The author reveals the flaws in the Russian legal framework on the subject matter, and makes recommendations for amending the current legislation. Research methodology leans on the comparative-legal method, as well as such general scientific methods as historical, linguistic and others. The scientific novelty of this article is defined by the absence within the domestic legal science of comprehensive legal research of the entirety of problems related to constitutional guarantee of the freedom of labor. An attempt is made to carry out a comparative study of the international normative regulation of relations in the area of the freedom of work with the norms established in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.


Author(s):  
Konstantin Plyasov ◽  
Akop Vardanyan

The issues of improving the effectiveness of counteracting foreign trade crimes have been relevant in the theoretical and practical sense during the whole post-Soviet period of our history and became especially urgent when the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union entered into force in 2018. The authors research the patters of foreign trade crimes and examine the specific features of evading customs duties for natural or legal persons levied according to customs and tax legislations. The analysis of judicial-investigation practice on crimes under Art. 194 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation allowed the authors to conclude that these crimes are accompanied by vigorous actions aimed at covering them, and the most complex and publically dangerous type of crime is hiding the foreign trade operations themselves, which could be of serial, group or organized character and is often carried out through bogus organizations. In cases of interference from the law enforcement bodies, the suspects or the accused persons deny the intention to evade taxes, and claim that they were ignorant about how certain goods entered the territory of Russia and (or) the Eurasian Economic Union, which makes it especially relevant to reveal criminal motivation as a pertinent fact included in the subject matter according to Art. 73 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. It prompted the authors to formulate recommendations on improving the effectiveness of investigators in determining the circumstances of the above-mentioned actions.


Author(s):  
A. B. Shatilov

The article is devoted to the analysis of the dynamics of the Russian state policy in the feld of historical education of students since 1991 The process of forming historical ideas is studied in the context of changing ideological accents in the federal government’s policy and the global political situation In particular, it is noted that under the influence of political and socio-economic transformations, the historical priorities of the Russian government have gone from radical liberalism to moderate patriotism and “soil” conservatism These trends are reflected in both professional historical science and historical journalism.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor V. Bakhlov ◽  
Olga V. Bakhlova

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. L. Sidorenko

The paper focuses on the definition of the legal status of the cryptocurrency in the framework of the current Russian legislation. The subject of the research is the principal scientific and practical approaches to determining the object of civil rights and the object of acquisitive crimes in terms of their adaptability to cryptocurrencies. The purposes of the work were the search for a universal algorithm for resolving civil disputes related to the turnover of the crypto currency, and the qualification of the virtual currency theft (fraud). By using historical, comparative legal and dialectical methods as well as the content analysis method parallels between cryptocurrencies and individual objects of civil rights (a thing, property rights, other property) were drawn, and a number of options for qualifying the actions related to the non-repayable withdrawal of the cryptocurrency were proposed. Finally, the paper analyzes the draft laws prepared by the RF Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and presents the author’s vision of the prospects for legalizing the cryptocurrency as an object of civil rights.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Elena Ladik ◽  
A. Makridina

The problems of planning the organization of territories and objects of ethnographic tourism, taking into account the landscape features of the regions of the Russian Federation, in particular the Belgorod region, are relevant. The study developed regional principles for planning ethno-tourist spaces on the example of the Belgorod region. The object of research is the territories favorable for the development of ethnographic tourism objects within the Belgorod region, the subject of research is the influence of regional historical and cultural features on the formation of ethnographic tourism territories. As a result of the study, based on the analysis of world and national experience in the design of ethnographic tourism objects, their typological and historical-cultural analysis, the principles of organizing ethnographic tourism objects were developed. These principles take into account such regional features of the cultural landscapes of the Belgorod region, as the principle of preservation of the cultural landscape, the principle of authenticity of the recreated environment, the principle of symbolic exposure, the principle of stylistic unity and the multi-level principle. The use of the developed principles will allow us to preserve the identity and originality of the environment, reduce anthropogenic pressures on valuable landscape areas, increase information content and determine the gradual immersion in the concept of a tourist site.


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