The Right of Nations to Self-Determination in the Programs of the Populist Organizations ('70s - '80s of the 19<sup>th</sup> century)
This article presents the main policy-making principles of the revolutionary populist organizations on the decision of the national question. The author focuses on the attitude of the Russian socialists to such basic principles as federalism and the right of nations to self-determination. The correlation between the goals declared by the program documents and the tasks for a radical reorganization of Russia is considered.