Chertkov, A.N. Perspectives of broadening the list of means of changing the structure of constituents of the Russian Federation

Abstract: The broad approach to the change of the number and structure of the constituents of the Russian Federation calls for not only for accepting of the new constituents into the Russian Federation, but also the change of the constitutional statuses of particular constituents (for example, making a region a republic or vice versa). The change of status of the constituents, in turn, changes the overall structure of the Russian Federation. This article by A.N. Chertkov is devoted to the study of various means of changing of the structure of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation.