COMPARATIVE FEDERALISM AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
The paper proposes two methods typology of federalism - genazino-functional and historical-geopolitical. They are considered on the example of the USA, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Switzerland, Germany, India, the USSR and Russia. The authors argue that it is possible to correct the Russian model of federalism should be performed with extreme caution given its genazino-functional nature and historical and geopolitical typology. Keywords: comparative federalism, genazino-functional typology, historical and geopolitical typology, models of federalism, the role of federalism in national development strategies.