The analysis is devoted to the President of the Russian Federation as an executive power. The author formulates a thesis that regardless of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation according to which the federal government holds the executive power of the Russian Federation, the President of the Russian Federation has the power typical for the executive power.
Full implementation of the constitutional principle of democracy in practice requires continuous improvement of the institution of public control in the Russian Federation, acting, on the one hand, as a guarantee of the reality of the people’s right to exercise democracy, and on the other hand, the mechanism that prevents the usurpation of power, its misappropriation, as well as the implementation is not in the interests of the citizens of the country. The system of legal regulation of public control of power in Russia is represented by several groups of normative legal acts of national legislation. This article is devoted to the study of federal, regional and municipal legislation in the field of regulation of public control in the Russian Federation. The study used a number of scientific methods, in particular: comparative legal; assessment; classification. The paper presents a comparative analysis of legal acts that contribute to the organization and functioning of the system of public control in the Russian Federation, their author’s classification. This made it possible to analyze the regulatory framework of the public control mechanism in the Russian Federation, determining their place, role and importance in the organization of the public control system in our country.
The crisis in relations between Russia and Ukraine, and the related increase in tensions between the Russian Federation and the European Union countries, reverberated in the Balkan Peninsula. Individual countries in the region have reacted in various ways to the new situation and changes in the international balance of power. This paper analyzes the manner in which the Ukrainian crisis has affected the international situation of the Republic of Serbia. Serbia found itself within the circle of political influence between the European Union and the Russian Federation. Serbian authorities refused to join the EU sanctions imposed on Russia; at the same time, they received President Vladimir Putin and politicians subjected to international sanctions, such as the President of the State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, in Belgrade. This has been reflected in the reports of the European Commission on Serbia’s progress towards the integration with the EU. Despite the apparent exacerbation of polarization in the European political arena, Serbia is striving to find the balance between the EU and the Russian Federation. Serbian representatives even made proposals suggesting that Serbia could bring about the ‘reconciliation’ between Russia and the EU, acting as a mediator. To some extent, Serbian authorities continue the political tradition of the time of Yugoslavia, governed by Josip Broz Tito, when Belgrade also tried to find the balance between East and West, the communist and the capitalistic blocs. Currently, Serbia is making attempts to take advantage of the new situation in the system of international relations in Europe in order to pursue its own political goals.
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