Gusaeva, K.G., Aidaeva, N.M. State and legal practice of regulation of relations among different nations in the multinational subjects of the Russian Federation.

Abstract: As the authors of this article point out, the instability and conflict potential are inherent to the very form of political system of the Russian Federation. The doctrine, which this system is based upon, states that certain ethnical entities are the subjects of power. However, constitutional provisions on specific status of various ethnic groups and national and territorial status of various subjects of the Russian Federation (Republics, autonomous districts, autonomous oblasts) lead to competitive relations among various status groups, aiming to achieve for their ethnic groups the highest status possible (first of all, the status of a Republic). This article contains evaluation on various levels of conflicts (including an example of the Republic of Dagestan), of peculiar features of the federal relations within the Russian Federation, as well as of the measures, aimed to stabilize the situation.