scholarly journals Ethnic Russian Minority in Estonia

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Włodarska-Frykowska
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article examines the position of Russians in Estonia and their relation with ethnic Estonians. The author analyzes models of the society integration introduced by Tallinn after 1991. The results raise questions regarding language education in Estonia, the proficiency level of Estonian is getting widely known by Russians, but on the other hand, there is still a significant part of the population that cannot communicate in Estonian. Those who have a good command of Estonian tend to be better integrated and to coexist with both Estonians and Russians. Russians living in Estonia are supposed to be equally involved in social and political life of the state. The potential of all residents has to be effectively and considerably used, especially when the number of population is decreasing. The position of Russians in Estonia is a major domestic and bilateral issue in the relations with the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Are the Russian Federation and Turkey efficient in wheat and mandarin trade?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Figen Ceylan ◽  
Ozkan Burhan ◽  
Galina Astratova ◽  
Goksel Akpinar ◽  
Alexei Kopchenov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Export Competitiveness ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
The Russian Federation

The purpose of the study was intended to understand whether the Russian Federation and Turkey are efficient in wheat and mandarin trade in comparison with other significant exporters. The neighbourhood is an important aspect for developing and maintaining trade contacts. Within this perspective, the Russian Federation has been the main purchaser of Turkish fruits and vegetables. On the other hand, one of the major export products of Russia sold to Turkey is wheat in addition to energy and industrial inputs. Well knowing the importance of these product groups to both countries, it was intended to evaluate these countries rivalry in export markets concerning for their competitive countries. Authors used methods that allow to directly or indirectly assessing the degree of export competitiveness of the state: methods of comparative advantage analysis (RCA) and comparative export indicators (CEP). Wheat export of Russia and mandarin export of Turkey were compared with competitive exporters via calculation and interpretation of trade indices from 2000 to 2019. The findings indicated that Russian exports are superior to their competitors when some years were set apart. The specific overriding country has been Kazakhstan for Russian wheat, even if the productive capacities cannot be compared. Besides, Turkey ranks second after Spain for mandarin exports due to the comparative advantages. However, assessment of the findings in details indicated that there is a need to develop supporting policy and tools for two cases to increase the profitability and efficiency of the export. This is due to lower per-unit export gains and should be intervened to improve and strengthen the countries’ trade positions.

“Sovereign Democracy” Discourse in the Russian Foreign Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 178-200
Author(s):  
Neziha Musaoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Russian Foreign Policy ◽  
The West ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The One

Many important changes occurred in the Russian Federation's foreign policy since 2000s with Putin's coming to power. Although the foreign policy is defined as pragmatic during this period, it is in fact ideologically constructed on the basis of the concept of “sovereign democracy.” The concept constitutes in the same time the source of loyalty of the Russian reelpolitik towards the West, especially the USA and of the Russian anti-globalist policies. The aim of this chapter is to analyze the intellectual, normative, and conceptual dimensions of the “sovereign democracy” concept that could serve to conceive the foreign policy practice of the Russian Federation, on the one hand, and on the other hand its dialectical relationships with the West in the era of globalization.

WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PRIORITY OF TRANSPORT POLICY ON THE EXAMPLE OF SEA PORTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol XIII ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Mariusz Zieliński
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Sea Ports ◽  
The One

The folowing paper reveals the execution of Russian Federations Policy of sea transport based on The Transport Strategy of The RF. On the one hand the russian strategic programms are analised. On the other hand te conduct of the strategic plans (guided by governmental assemblies) is taken into consideration

Equal to the Constitution: the Sources of Law of Highest Legal Force in the Russian Federation

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Михаил Пресняков ◽  
Mikhail Pryesnyakov
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Constitutional Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Juridical Acts ◽  
The Right

In article the question of validity of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and some other sources of the right which can also possess the highest validity is considered. In particular the author comes to a conclusion that legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation possess the highest validity and in total with the constitutional provisions represent the actual Constitution. On the other hand, both laws on amendments to the Constitution, and the universally recognized norms of international law on the validity stand below constitutional precepts of law. Acts of the Constitutional Assembly of the Russian Federation may in future be qualified as having the highest judicial effect. Such acts may abolish or change any provision of the present Constitution. At the same time the universally recognized norms of international law and the laws of the Russian Federation regulating amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation as independent juridical acts and sources of constitutional law are inferior as compared with the constitutional legal norms.

Menno Simons Research

1961 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-480
Author(s):  
Cornelius Krahn
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
World War ◽  
Free Church ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations

Research in the realm of Mennonite thought, history and biography has been increasing since the beginning of this century and particularly since World War II. Approximately 120 doctoral dissertations alone were written in Europe and America since World War II dealing with some aspect of Anabaptism-Mennonitism. Numerous factors could be given as reasons. In Europe some confessional and denominational prejudices are disappearing because of the changing pattern of the European religio-cultural and political life. Some liberal Protestant theologians have become interested in the Left Wing Reformation and stimulated research in this field. On the other hand, the more tradition- bound scholars also have inspired the younger generation to investigate Anabaptism. The improved status of the Free Church in Europe has, since the great upheavals resulting from World Wars I and II, stimulated research. The old notion that the state church is the church and the splinter groups are sects is on its way out in European thinking. In America the theological and denominational atmosphere has more or less been of the nature of “to believe and let believe.” Anabaptism, as a Left Wing of the Reformation, has found more attention in the realm of research than any other group of its size since World War II.

scholarly journals Transformation of the Political Discourse of the Ukrainian Elite in the Context of Competition between the Russian Federation and the West: 2004–2014

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-103
Author(s):  
D. I. Yefremov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Hybrid Regimes ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The One

The article establishes the relationship between the interests of the Ukrainian establishment and the foreign policy vector of Kyiv. The author identified the main actors who determined the specifics of the transformation of the strategic course of Ukraine. On the one hand, the author revealed the critical problems of European integration and on the other hand, the improvement/ degradation of relations with the Russian Federation. The author evaluated the strategic doctrines used by the Ukrainian elite and analysed main changes in the approaches of the Ukrainian establishment. This article considers the reaction of Russian and Ukrainian political elites to the correction of the foreign policy imperatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine, respectively. Also, the author, using the theory of the “heavy” and “light” fractions of Ukrainian political elites as an example, identifies specific features of the correlation between the replacement/renewal of key elite groups and the adaptation of the strategic vector, including a qualitative rethinking of the approaches inherent in the replaced establishment. On the other hand, the author compared between the declared positions/slogans and specific doctrines/concepts, initiated, for example, by individual actors of the political elite. The author analyses the main reasons for the soft dismantling of the so-called multi-vector diplomacy in favour of the Euro-Atlantic course. Also, in the article, concerning the realities of Ukraine, the influence of the political model of “shapeless pluralism” of hybrid regimes on the transformation of the foreign policy’ agenda.

STATUTORY REGULATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES IN MODERN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
N. Zimina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Statutory Regulation

The basis for the statutory regulation of political parties is the consolidation of relevant norms in the federal laws “On Political Parties”, “On Public Associations”, “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation”, “On Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”, “On Elections of the President of the Russian Federation”. Political parties have their own organizational and legal basis, have their own charter, program, leaders, their own goals and objectives, and perform certain functions. One of the goals of any political party is to participate in the political life of society, in solving its issues. One of the tasks of the party is to participate in public administration by representing the population’s interests during elections at various levels. The normative legal acts regulating the activities of political parties are updated and amended in accordance with the realities of the life of society. Amendments to the federal legislation on elections and on political parties have been adopted, and a number of conditions governing the establishment and functioning of political parties and their regional branches in the regional dimension have changed dramatically. The amendments to the federal law “On Political Parties” have changed the conditions for the establishment and operation of political parties, in particular, the minimum number of a political party’s members when it is created has been reduced to 500 members; the approaches to voting have been changed. These changes correspond to the state of the modern political process and are aimed at the development of political institutions, including political parties

scholarly journals Improving the efficiency of functioning of the bankruptcy institution in the Russian Federation: the value-based approach

2017 ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. KOCHETKOV
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rehabilitation Capacity

Today the bankruptcy institution develops dynamically under the influence of various factors. This is required the formation of the universal goals of the bankruptcy institution with considering of features of the current socio-economic development. On the other hand, the transformation purposes of the bankruptcy institution towards rehabilitation focus is not always accompanied by an increase of efficiency of bankruptcy procedures, that confirms by the statistics data in the Russia. Thereby author investigated the issues of determining the universal target installation of bankruptcy institution, as well as an analysis of the bankruptcy models, which confirmed the effectiveness of the bankruptcy models in which decisions on rehabilitation or liquidation of the debtor is based on value criteria. In order to enhance the rehabilitation capacity of the bankruptcy institution in Russia on the basis of a systematic approach author proposed changes in the concept of the impact of the bankruptcy procedures, measures to improve the efficiency of bankruptcy procedures, and explore the essence of the process of restoring the debtor's solvency. It is proved that the purpose of rehabilitation of bankruptcy procedures should be the preservation of the debtor's business with the new owner of more efficient, taking into account interests of society as a whole.

scholarly journals Constitutional basis of commensuration and proportionality of criminal punishment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Guzeeva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
The Other ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Criminal Punishment ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The One ◽  
Law Regulation

In the matter of concretizing the constitutional basis of criminal law regulation, the task of building a system of criminal punishments and the rules for their appointment that is adequate to the constitutional basis is of great importance. In its decisions, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation formulated a number of legal positions, which, on the one hand, confirm the already existing criminal law decisions, and on the other hand, act as a fundamental guidance for all subsequent decisions, serve as a criterion for checking the constitutionality of criminal law regulations. Based on the generalization and analysis of the practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the article presents the main requirements, the observance of which is intended to ensure the commensuration and proportionality of criminal punishment as a means of limiting the rights of a person who has committed a crime. Among these requirements, priority is given to: the prohibition of cruel, inhuman and degrading forms of punishment; limiting the punitive treatment on the person who committed the crime, exclusively within the framework of criminal responsibility; differentiation of criminal punishment and the rules for its appointment while observing the principle of legal equality; commensuration and proportionality of the punishment established by law and imposed by the court on the grounds for the application of measures of criminal responsibility; potential and real ability of punishment to ensure the achievement of the goals of criminal law impact.

scholarly journals Assessment of Russian citizens’ attitude to the processes of public services digitalization

E-Management ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
S. P. Kosarin ◽  
I. V. Milkina
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Life ◽  
National Project ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Programs

Russia is rapidly increasing the use of digital technologies in all spheres of public life. The speed, with which new technologies appear and are implemented, leads to the fact that people cannot quickly adapt to them. In this regard, in some cases, there may be social tensions, reluctance to use modern advances in digital technologies and other social problems. There is also a overestimation of the importance and impact of the introduced technologies on improving the socio-economic and political life of the country.In this regard, it is of interest to assess the attitude of citizens to the developing digital technologies, and, primarily, to digital services that are introduced in the system of providing state and municipal services and in the sphere of interaction between the state and society. This study is an attempt to make this kind of assessment. The background of the study was the adopting and approving in 2018 the national project “Digital economy of the Russian Federation” and the Federal programs implemented within the framework of this project, as well as the state programs and projects preceding the national project that accompany the formation of the infrastructure of the digital state.The authors conducted a survey of 541 respondents from 49 regions of the Russian Federation to determine and assess the attitude of citizens to the digitalization of public services. During the survey, respondents were asked questions about the use of Federal and regional portals of public services, about awareness of the availability and possibility of using public technologies and services, about the convenience of services and the ability to use them. As a result of the survey, conclusions are drawn about the advantages and disadvantages of using the electronic service of public services, as well as an assessment of the attitude of citizens to the digitalization of public services.

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