Федерализм 

About: Федерализм is an academic journal published by Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE). The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Sanctions. It has an ISSN identifier of 2073-1051. Over the lifetime, 60 publications have been published receiving 14 citations. The journal is also known as: Federalism.

Security Strategies and the Development of Federal Relations in Russia

Abstract: The adoption in 2021 of the updated version of the National security strategy of the Russian Federation gives grounds to assess how the problems of Russian federalism have been reflected in a series of documents of this kind over the past quarter of a century, primarily in the context of the development of its legal and economic foundations. The article argues that the constant improvement of these foundations is of great importance for the formation of prerequisites for the sustainable and safe development of the country’s economy and the Russian statehood as a whole. Both economic and non-economic factors closely interact in this component of national security. Here, the adequacy of the legal and institutional framework of the state policy in the field of security is fully manifested. Moreover, as it’s shown in the article, the economic and legal mechanism of federal relations is not only an object of security provision policy, but also acts as an instrument of this policy by ensuring the coordinated participation in it of all levels of public power – state federal and regional administration, as well as the system of local self-government. The main purpose of the article is to show that the updated version of the National security strategy has not yet found enough space for the systematic reflection of the relationship between the sustainable, secure development of the country with constant work, aimed to improve federal relations, where risks for the effective functioning of the state and municipal management system are really possible.

Methodological Approaches to the Assessment of Scientific Activity of Russian Regions

Abstract: Currently, one of the tasks of the state socio-economic policy in Russia is to increase the role of regional authorities in the scientific and technological development of regions. One of the tools for solving this problem should be the development of a national rating of scientific and technological development of the subjects of the Russian Federation. The Russian Academy of Sciences initiated the development of the index of scientific activity of the regions. This article suggests methodological approaches to the development of such an index, the main innovations of which should be an emphasis on the scientific development of regions (as opposed to the indices of innovative development), a separate assessment of the current level of development of science and its potential, an assessment of the scientific policy of regional authorities, an expanded range of indicators for training personnel for science, and starting from additional education of children. The possibilities of improving the indicators traditionally used to assess the scientific and technological development of regions are discussed, including in terms of more correct accounting of the activities of universities. It is proposed to develop a regional standard for scientific policy.

Measures to Neutralize the Consequences of Sanctions Against Russia at the Federal and Regional Levels

Abstract: The Russian ruble depreciated sharply in 2014 after the US embargo was imposed, in just one day it lost 19% of its value, which was the biggest daily drop in the previous 16 years. Inflation has reached a three-year high. The reasons for the sharp decline in the indicators of the Russian economy were the factors of a sharp drop in oil prices, sanctions against the country and insufficient effective management. The article discusses Russia’s anti-sanctions actions at the federal and regional levels of government. It is concluded that the following measures have become the most effective in responding to sanctions: the introduction of import sanctions against countries subject to the embargo, reducing dependence on the dollar and euro in foreign trade (de-dollarization) by concluding bilateral currency agreements, changing export directions, introducing a national payment system, adopting import substitution plans within federal and regional policies, as well as a plan to support firms affected by sanctions. It is noted that the sanctions posed threats not only to the economy of Russia and its regions, but also to the economies of European countries and, ultimately, to the stability of the global financial system.

Development Trends of Regional Economies in Russia

Abstract: The expert community is actively working to determine the depth of the consequences for the domestic economy of large-scale sanctions pressure. One of the directions of such an analysis is the assessment of the situation in the social sphere and in the real sector of the economies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is obvious that the differences in the levels of development of regional economies; varying degrees of depth of their immersion in world economic relations; the volume of regional budget revenues received from the activities of foreign companies located on their territory and other factors will predetermine the amount of damage inflicted on Russian regions. To minimize its magnitude and, most importantly, to develop a viable strategy for overcoming the crisis, it is not enough to fix the scale of losses. An effective strategy requires foresight, and it is impossible without understanding the nature and direction of trends in the development of regional economies, at least in the medium term. This article proposes one of the possible options for the methodology to answer these questions. The authors believe the approach is quite correct, because the trends in the development of the economies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation were studied based on an analysis of the situation that took place during the pandemic. The first version of the methodology was tested in 2021 and presented in issue 4 of the journal Federalism. Below is a refined version of the methodology, the use of which gave more reliable results.

Main Approaches to the Implementation of Budget Policy Under the Conditions of Sanctions

Abstract: The formation of the main financial document of the country for the next budget cycle was carried out in the face of growing sanctions pressure. Trade, technological, financial restrictions on the part of a number of states have necessitated the adoption of systemic measures aimed at structural restructuring and technological modernization of the economy. Accordingly, the Government of the Russian Federation faced a serious task of financing priority measures to reorient export deliveries, develop transport and logistics corridors, digitalize sectors of the economy, ensure production chains within the country, technological sovereignty, stimulate entrepreneurial, private investment, innovative activity, develop the financial system, increase flexibility labor market. At the same time, it is mandatory to maintain a balanced budget system. The article discusses the main approaches to the implementation of budget policy, the formation of the federal budget, the definition of mechanisms for financial support of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in order to ensure the sustainability of budgets at all levels.