The Russian Federation as a state took shape at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, acquiring its characteristic features. The modern Russian state has not yet reached the peak of its development, since it is forced to overcome difficulties in various areas of its activity.
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Step 1
In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the modern Russian state is democratic, social, legal and federal. In fact, it does not fully correspond to some of these characteristics, since the political regime, the composition of the subjects and the legal system have undergone many changes and continue to improve to this day.
Step 2
Experts believe that the Russian Federation “falls short” of high world standards due to the fact that the country is dominated by the executive branch, and its activities are not sufficiently controlled. The state is characterized by forceful methods of establishing constitutional order, belittling the role of legislative bodies and parliament, weakness of the judicial system, lack of firm public convictions, etc.
Step 3
Russia is not a highly developed social state. About 1/3 of the population is below the poverty line, and the incomes of the “upper” 10% of the population exceed the income of 10% of the “lower” ones by 14 times, which is one of the worst indicators among civilized countries.
Step 4
The modern Russian state is a federation in structure, but the existing federal organization has shortcomings. Its subjects are not equal, since they have a legal system that is different in structure and are subject to neighboring republics and regions in various aspects.
Step 5
For the Russian form of government, the characters are parliamentary (the population has the right to influence the structure of the Government of the Russian Federation and its actions, and the State Duma has the right to approve the position of Chairman of the Government) and the presidential republic (at the will of the President of the Russian Federation, a cabinet is appointed, the Chairman of the Government is removed from office, etc.) etc.). Legally, this form of government is called a mixed, semi-parliamentary or semi-presidential republic.
Step 6
According to social foundations, the Russian Federation is a secular state. Citizens have religious freedom and the right to atheism. Religious foundations are not strict, but at the same time they are often observed in various spheres of public life (for example, the rituals of consecrating military and state objects). Recently, the problem of publicity has been increasingly raised in the country. The freedom of speech that took shape during the formation of modern Russian statehood is gradually diminishing and is increasingly being regulated by public control bodies.
