THE HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE OMBUDSMAN IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The stages of formation and development of the institution of the Ombudsman in the Russian Federation have been considered in the article, as well as the functioning of this institution abroad have been analyzed. Such conceptions as: constitutional rights, duties and freedoms of a man and a citizen, have been researched here. The prerequisites of formation and development of the institution of the Ombudsman in the Russian Federation have been studied. The experience of functioning of the Commission on human rights under the President of the Russian Federation as well as the commissions created in the subjects of the Federation has been considered in the article. The main characteristic features of this institution in the Russian Federation have been emphasized. The author has identified the distinctive features between the Ombudsman in the Russian Federation institution and foreign models of the Ombudsman institution consisting of the different volume of authority as well as the directions of their activity. The author has defined the main problems concerning the functioning of the Ombudsmen in the subjects of the Federation as well as the ways of the solutions of their problems have been offered in the article.