Analysis of the formation of the federal authorities of the Russian Federation and the phenomenon of the subjects of the federation: competently, reliably, convincingly
At the end of 2020, the monograph of the candidate of political sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the educational institution "Belarusian National Technical University" (UO "BNTU") Andrei Vladimirovich Panchenko "Political process in modern Russia (historical and political analysis)" was published. A scientific examination of this book is offered to the attention of the readers of the journal. The reviewer made a conclusion about the author's serious contribution to science, which can be traced in the following positions. First, he revealed the objective and subjective foundations of the political turn in the USSR in the second half of the 1980s and described various interpretations of its essence. Secondly, the paper analyzes the trends in the transformation of state power in Russia as a whole. Thirdly, the Belarusian scientist carried out a comprehensive demonstration of the contradictory nature of the formation of the most important political institutions at the stage of constitutional political process in modern Russia. Fourthly, the associate professor of the educational institution "BNTU" is original and convincing in his interpretation of the relationship between the Soviet system of the socialist type and modern political institutions and processes, the role of Russian historical traditions for modern political development. Fifth, a pioneering study was undertaken of a group of the latest internal and external factors that determine the development trends of the political process in the 20s of the 21st century.