Эволюция государственного управления в странах постсоветского пространства. Российская Федерация – Россия

Abstract

The article studies the formation of state-building in modern Russia during the period from the destruction of the USSR to the present day. The author emphasizes that the Russian state is one of the oldest in the world with a historically established system ofstate administration. At the same time, Russian democracy is one of the youngest on the European continent; from this point, it is concluded that reforming process in Russia should be carried out evolutionarily, taking into account domestic and best international experience. The analysis shows that during this period changes have taken place not only in the goals and objectives, as well in the main activities covering various issues of the system of state and municipal administration but also in conceptual approaches to its development. Having studied and applied advanced world experience, the government institutions in the Russian Federation have acquired many features connected to the history of the country and its federal structure. The author studies the history of the formation and stages of changes in the regulatory legal framework, which ensures the operation of the entire system of public administration in Russia. In a formal and legal aspect, the President of the Russian Federation does not belong to any branch of government power but has a significant amount of authority concerning each of them; that is why a specific role in the management process is assigned to him. In the Russian Federation, a system of state and municipal service has been formed, with particular attention paid to training and retraining of professional personnel, combating corruption, and encouraging decent (ethical) behavior of civil servants. It is emphasized that the goals of the administrative reform are aimed to improve the quality and accessibility of public services, to limit government intervention in the economy, to increase the efficiency of the executive authorities; the reform will continue despite the new challenges that the state may face. The conclusion states that in some areas, the reforms have led to essential changes in public administration and an improvement in the quality of life of the population; administrative reform is viewed as an objective need to bring the system of state and municipal administration in line with the constitutionally enshrined principles of the country’s development.