OFFICIAL POLITICAL CONCEPTS AS ELEMENT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM IN RUSSIA

Abstract

This paper poses the question of the role of official political concepts in ensuring the national security of Russia from the perspective of a sociological approach. Based on the materials of Russian political practice at the beginning of the XXI century, the authors describe the existence of official interpretations of constitutional principles that influence law-making and law enforcement activities in Russia. The focus is on such concepts as sovereign democracy, the power vertical, and the national leader. The paper gives a brief description of each of these concepts. Being specific cliches, these concepts reflect a certain state of constitutional justice of the Russian society in the posttransition period. It is concluded that these concepts play a significant role in the regulation of public relations; an attempt is made to describe the mechanisms of this influence. Attention is drawn to the fact that these concepts were developed by political actors associated with the state, but subsequently received wide support from participants in public relations. The authors conclude that there are specific historical reasons for the emergence of these concepts related to national security interests. It is noted that the adoption of official strategic planning documents, primarily the National Security Strategy of 2015, entailed the formalization of official political concepts.