Evolution of Representative Bodies in Russia

The paper based on the analysis of the provisions of the Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918, the Constitution of the USSR of 1936, the Constitution of the USSR of 1977 shows the basic principles of organization and activity of the Soviets as representative authorities of the Soviet State. The author has analyzed research papers, primarily research papers and studies by Prof. Ekaterina I. Kozlova explaining the main stages and features of evolution of the essence and activity of the Soviets at all levels of the State. Also, the author has examined the shortcomings of the legal status and functioning of domestic representative bodies of state power — the Soviets — during the Soviet period.

The study has demonstrated that with the adoption of the Constitution of Russia in 1993 , the Russian Federation witnessed the development of a fundamentally new, democratic stage of development of representative bodies of state power, as well as local self — government, based on the principles of democracy, separation of powers, federalism, autonomy of local self — government and its representative bodies.

Having analyzed Prof. Kozlova research papers, the author has come to the conclusion that even on the example of her research of one of the most important institutions of the state — representative bodies of state power and local self-government in the Russian Federation — Prof. Kozlova made an outstanding contribution to the development of the science of constitutional law of Russia.

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