Issues of constitutionalism in the acts of the provisional government in 1917
While in power in 1917, the Provisional government pursued a policy aimed at creation of a practical constitutionalism in Russia: the preparation was carried out for the convening of the Supreme representative body - Constituent Assembly; the system of local self-government was reformed in a democratic direction; a draft of basic laws was developed, which assumed the consolidation of the Republican form of government, the rights of civil liberty, presidential power, a bicameral Parliament and an independent judiciary. The article analyzes a number of the main acts of the Provisional government adopted and developed in this period, containing issues of constitutionalism.