Arzamaskin, N.N. Stages and modern tendencies of formation of the Russian Federalism.

Abstract: Observing the process of federalism development in many countries and comparing this process with the evolutionary change of federalism in Russia, three stages can be distinguished that characterize significant changes in the social and state system. N.N. Arzamaskin's article presents the characteristics of these stages. Having considered them, the author comes to the conclusion that the modern form of the Russian state structure, while maintaining a certain continuity with the federal nature of the RSFSR (combining the national-state and territorial principle of the structure), testifies to the uniqueness of Russian federalism in comparison with classical federations of foreign countries.