Abstract: The subject of this research is the analysis of traditions of legitimacy of political power in Russia. The author carefully examines such aspects of the topic as the lack of effectiveness and productivity of the linear approach that is common to scientific literature, therefore, the author suggests his own approach, which consists in the analysis of traditions that directly contradict is other. In examination of the political traditions affecting the establishment of legitimacy of power in Russia, the author used a comparative method with regards to traditions, culture, and worldview of the Russian people, as well as considered the influence of such peculiarities upon the problem of formation of the political dialogue in the Russian practice. The author analyzes only those traditions which are simultaneously present in the Russian political culture, participate in the establishment of the legitimacy, but at the same time hinder the formation of its unambiguous nature. It is noted that quite often, the legitimacy in Russia (an approval of the government work by the society) is contextual, irrational, and servile, thus it is important to overcome the polarity of the political traditions of the legitimacy of power in Russia. The author underlines that without overcoming the multiple polarity, common to the political traditions of legitimacy of power in Russia, the collaboration between the society and the state would be objectively impossible.

Abstract: One of the most important conditions, which form the character of political regime and its legitimacy, is the political traditions of the society. It is obvious that traditions of democratic nature encourage the consolidation of democracy. Therefore, this work analyzes the research discussions about the presence or absence of the democratic traditions within the Russian political culture. Predominance of the authoritarian traditions in the political culture of Russia and strive of our government to become democratic, require searching the effective ways on eliminating from the political culture such elements that hinder this process in practice. Using a comparative method the author formulates a list of traditions, which have formed the foundation of the political culture of modern Russia, as well as determines a number of traditions necessary for the formation of democracy, but which are absent in the Russian political practice. The author scientifically substantiates the established deficit of democratic traditions, and proposes rational ways on consolidation of the democratic values and traditions based on the corresponding political practice enriched with democratic elements; he also expresses the caution that in practice we often can see a manifestation of so-called selectiveness (in this case – traditions) in creation and implementation of the artificial elements into a such natural institution as political culture, thus, this process requires succession, continuity, and approbation of all of the democratic traditions which are able to establish a true democracy.