Kim, Y.V. What is the meaning of the Russian federalism?

Abstract: The issue of whether the Russian model of federalism is based on some reasonable basis needs some clarification. On one hand, we should agree. The federal system in Russia, at least as constitutional legal provisions and some elements of its statehood, could not have been formed without ideological impulse. On the other hand, as the author points out, it’s hard to give a totally clear-cut answer.