scholarly journals Russia’s Constitutional Reforms of 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Teague
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Constitutional Reforms ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Russian President ◽  
Lame Duck ◽  
The Russian Federation

Abstract In January 2020, Russian President Putin proposed a number of potentially very significant amendments to the constitution of the Russian Federation. In March 2020, these were formally approved by parliament and signed by the president. In a nationwide vote held on 25 June – 1 July, just under 78 percent of those who voted did so in favour of the amendments, 21 percent voted against, while turnout was just under 68 percent. The amendments, which entered into force on 4 July, strengthened the powers of the Russian president, increased the powers of the center over regional and local governments, and reduced the independence of the courts. They asserted that the Russian constitution should take precedence over decisions reached by international institutions. Not least, they opened the possibility for Putin to remain in office following the expiry of his current presidential term in 2024. To be more precise, they enabled Putin to avoid becoming a lame duck and to keep the elite in suspense over what he would eventually decide to do in 2024. They also provided him with security should he decide to leave office.

scholarly journals REFORM OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE RUSSIAN CONSTITUTION IN 2014 AND 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
M. A. Vlasova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Attorney General ◽  
Judicial Power ◽  
Constitutional Reforms ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
The Russian Federation

Constitutional reforms of 2014 and 2020 into Chapter 7 of the Russian Constitution are analyzed was called "Judicial Power" until 2014. The merit of the professor, the Attorney General of the Russian Federation A.I. Kazannik is noted in preserving the institute of the prosecutor's office in Russia.

scholarly journals Russian President and local self-government: the evolution of relationships

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Dityatkovsky
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Single System ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Russian President ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Relationship

The subject. An attempt is made to analyze the evolution of the relationship between the Russian Presidents and local self-government in modern Russia over the past 30 years.The methodology of the research is based on the application of the historical method and the method of comparative legal analysis of normative legal acts of the Russian Federation of different years.The purpose of the article is to confirm or dispute hypothesis that the President's relations with local self-government developed non-linearly and contradictory on the different stages.The main results, scope of application. The paper examines the dynamics of the relationship between the Russian Presidents and local self-government, determines the five stages of the development of such relations and their characteristic features, as well as the prospects for these relations after the adoption of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020.Stage 1. The absence of specific regulatory legal provisions on the participation of the President in local self-government issues and the actual practice of their interaction (July 1991 – October 1993).Stage 2. Arbitrary or authoritarian President’s participation in local self-government issues (October 1993 – August 1995). This stage is connected with the period of the constitutional crisis of 1993 and is characterized, first of all, by two decrees of the Russian President directly changing the provisions of the Law of the Russian Federation on Local Self-Government of 1991.Stage 3. Bringing the powers of the President in the field of local self-government in accordance with the Russian Constitution of 1993, the approval by the President of the main directions of state policy in the field of local self – government development in the Russian Federation, the creation of the Council for Local Self-Government under the President of the Russian Federation (August 1995 – August 2000).Stage 4. Strengthening the role of the President in the field of local self-government. The beginning of this stage is connected with the coming to power of the new Russian President (August 2000 – July 2020). So far, this is the longest stage in our chronology. This stage is characterized by additional regulation by the President of certain point issues in the field of organization and implementation of local self-government, directly provided for by federal law. Stage 5. The integration of local self-government bodies into a single system of public power and the receipt by the Russian President of hidden, virtually unlimited powers in the field of local self-government (from July 2020 to the present). The starting point of this stage was the adoption of amendments to the Russian Constitution in 2020.Conclusions. The interaction between the Russian President and local self-government developed in a zigzag pattern: from the complete absence of contacts to the direct intervention of the Russian President in the legal regulation of relations in the field of local self– government, violating and actually canceling the legislative regulation of these relations in 1993-1995. From bringing these relations into line with the Russian Constitution of 1993, which proclaimed the organizational independence of local self-government, to strengthening the role of the Russian President and regulating certain issues in the field of organization and implementation of local self-government. The expansion of the powers of the Russian President in connection with the amendments to the Russian Constitution in 2020 actually means an aside from the organizational independence of local self-government and the integration of local self-government bodies into a single system of public authorities. In this regard, the question arises: do the above amendments mean an actual return to the second stage of the development of relations between the Russian President and local selfgovernment in the period of 1993-1995, when the use of "hidden (implied)" powers of the President was allowed, and, consequently, theoretically unlimited participation of the Russian President in local self-government issues?

Issues of co-financing of drug provision for the population: international and Russian practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Vasiliy Ryazhenov ◽  
Victoriya Andreyeva ◽  
Elena Zakharochkina
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Russian President ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Vladimir Putin ◽  
Drug Provision

Russian President Vladimir Putin defined increase in life expectancy from 72.7 to 78 years by 2024 as a national aim in the Decree № 204 of May 7, 2018. Achievement of this aim depends on drug provision system among other factors. Strategy of drug provision for the population of the Russian Federation for the period until 2025 sets the goal of increasing availability of high quality, effective and safe medicines to meet needs of the population and the health system based on the formation of a rational and balanced system of drug provision for the population of the country with available resources. The health care system should expand the possibilities of using modern and effective mechanisms to ensure the financing of drug provision for the population.

scholarly journals Communication Models of Local Self-Government as a Subject of Modern Russian Policy (Based on Local Self-Government Bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan)

2021 ◽  
pp. 246-254
Author(s):  
Galina Morozova ◽  
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Diana Fatikhova ◽  
Elmira Ziiatdinova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Symmetrical Model ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

Introduction. The article presents the results of a study of communication in the system of local self-government of the Republic of Tatarstan as a subject of the Russian Federation conducted by the authors in November – December 2019. The study included a survey of representatives of regional media and press services of local authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan in order to determine the model of communication in the local government system and the role of PR-activities in the regulation of social interaction in the region. Methods and materials. The main method of studying was the method of expert survey. The authors developed a questionnaire, which was used during an interview with experts. When choosing an expert – a media representative for the interview – the authors took into account three factors: the rating of the represented media, the experience of the respondent in the regional media (at least five years) and the authority to make a key decision on the publication of the material. In order to identify the experts who are representatives of local self-government bodies, the authors of the article determined the following criteria: implementation of information and analytical activities in the structure of local self-government bodies, at least 5 years of experience as a head of a structural unit (public relations / media relations department) of local self-government bodies. Analysis. The analysis showed that the development of social media accelerates the process of establishing a two-way model of communication between the government and the public. Social media have become a full-fledged source of information both for the journalistic community and for the press services of local governments. Moreover, with the help of the content posted in posts on official accounts on social networks, local governments can attract residents of the municipal territory to participate in solving local issues. Constant monitoring, responding to comments, tracking negative content on social media are becoming everyday practices in the work of press services. Results. The results of the study indicate that over the past decade in the Russian Federation the necessary prerequisites have been formed for the formation of a bilateral symmetrical model of communication between local authorities and the population. This model is aimed at providing effective feedback that allows the local government to quickly respond to the aspirations and needs of the population, monitor their dynamics, constantly monitor the attitude and assessments of citizens of decisions made on the development of the city or region.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE RURAL POPULATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL SPHERE IN MUNICIPALITIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Z. M. Khasheva ◽  
J. A. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact

This article focuses on direct and indirect factors affecting the development and functioning of the social sphere in rural settlements. The high role and importance of the actions of local governments in meeting the social needs of the population is noted. The author considers the criteria related to the organization of social facilities in municipalities. Analysis of the performance of the population in the municipal areas. The comparison of population size and density in different regions of the Russian Federation is carried out. Changes in the socio-economic situation of the population due to the impact of various factors are evaluated. The statistics of change of number of rural settlements of the Volgograd region are resulted.

scholarly journals THE ESSENCE OF THE PHENOMENON OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION GEOPOLITICS

2017 ◽  
pp. 4-15
Author(s):  
O. Kondratenko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
The North ◽  
Electoral Support ◽  
Internal Politics ◽  
The Status ◽  
Russian President ◽  
The Russian Federation

The essence of the internal geopolitics of the Russian Federation (RF) and its influence on the foreign policy of Moscow is analyzed in the article. It was found that on the background of Russian nationalism the activation of separatist sentiments in the Russian national autonomies had occurred, particularly in the North Caucasus (Chechnia, Dahestan).Eventually, it caused two Chechen wars, as well as to the formation of dissatisfaction with the Center’s actions in Tatarstan, South and East Siberia and others. However, after internal politics and internal economy shocks of the 1990-th Russia has outlined a course to restore the status of a great state. An important factor for the Russian government is the support of its foreign policy by the population. It is traced that the level of electoral support of the Russian president entirely depends on the success of the Russian Federation on the international arena. Kremlin actively cultivates and uses imperial mood of society in order to justify the return of its “unjustly deprived” great power status. Therefore, governmental expansionist geostrategy obtains active support among theintelligentsia and broad social strata.

scholarly journals The Constitutional Reform in Russia: Relevancy, Implementation, Prospects. Part 2. Amendments to the Constitution: Unsolved and New Issues and the Further Reformation Vector

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Oleg Yu. Boldyrev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Constitutional Reform ◽  
Constitutional Reforms ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Law

The seriousness of the flaws in the 1993 Constitution of Russian Federation is a weighty argument in favor of its reform. However, it is important to answer the question whether the constitutional reform eliminated the main defects of the existing Constitution. The article shows that the Law on the amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of March 14, 2020 No. 1-FKZ does not provide solutions to the most pressing problems, including those that justified its adoption, and, in addition, creates new problems and risks. Accordingly, the relevance of further constitutional reforms remains. A number of proposals have been formulated concerning their directions and forms.

scholarly journals PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES IN ENSURING THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Oxana Garina
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The State ◽  
Security System ◽  
Successful Work ◽  
The Russian Federation

Ensuring national security is one of the priorities of the state. The authorities implement measures that, if they do not eliminate the threat to national security, then minimize it. The first level in the security system is occupied by local governments. Their proximity to the population allows us to carry out successful work in this direction. But the template approach to organizing activities often negatively affects citizens and the state as a whole.

scholarly journals State council in the light of the 2020 constitutional reforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
P. R. Magomedova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
State Council ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Advisory Body ◽  
Constitutional Reforms ◽  
Presidential Decree ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article analyzes the prerequisites for changing the legal status of the State Council of the Russian Federation, analyzes the Federal Law "On the State Council of the Russian Federation" dated December 8, 2020 No. 394-FZ and studies the changes that came into force in the light of the constitutional reforms of 2020. According to this Law, the State Council of the Russian Federation should become a real mechanism of public power in Russia, while remaining an advisory body and a platform for coordinating the interests of the regions and the center. The author conducted a comparative analysis of the State Council, which acted in accordance with the Presidential Decree of 2000, and the law adopted in 2020. Based on the conducted research, the author concludes that the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted in 2020 are timely and necessary in order to restore the existing government.

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