OPTIMIZATION OF THE MODEL STATE-TERRITORIAL DEVICE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE PRESENT PERIOD
In this article, the author examines some of the features of the federal structure of Russia. On the basis of the study, as well as taking into account the evolution of the state-territorial structure Russian attempts to find solutions to the problems of modern Russian federalism and the legal status of subjects of the Russian Federation. The author used a method of analysis and synthesis, formal-legal method and historical method of research. Features of Russia’s state structure and the level of development of federal relations suggest the need for further reform as a territorial system, and relations between the center and the regions. The conclusion about the need for comprehensive legal reform aimed at improving the constitutional and legal status of the Russian Federation, to create conditions for the normal functioning and modernization of the state-territorial structure of Russia.