All-Russian civil identity as a constitutional and legal category in Russia

About the author:

Valentina V. Rudenko, Cand. Sci. (Jur.), Senior Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Yekaterinburg); emikh.valentina@gmail.com; ORCID: 0000-0002-6641-691X

Abstract:

The article aims at carrying out the following tasks: to analyze the meaning of the concept of all-Russian identity; to compare the concept of all-Russian identity and related concepts; to define the role of the all-Russian civil identity as an institution and as a value in the system of constitutional law; to formulate proposals for improving the legislation of the Russian Federation. The axiological approach has had considerable importance for assessing and analyzing the value system of all-Russian identity, the content of these values, as well as for considering the all-Russian identity as a constitutional legal value. The teleological approach has allowed taking into account the goal-setting of the Russian state in the process of constitutionalization of the all-Russian civil identity. The article analyzes the concept of the all-Russian civil identity and its connection with cultural and ethnic identity, the system of values that form the civil identity; determines the place of the civic identity in the system of constitutional law; correlates the civic identity with the concept of constitutional identity. The author suggests a possible way to differentiate the civic and cultural identities, options to supplement the system of values that form the civil identity. The author positively assesses the attempts of the Russian state to implement a state national policy on the basis of the concepts of the civil and cultural identities in the face of modern challenges. At the same time, the author identifies a number of issues. The system of values that constitute the all-Russian civil identity is not fully formalized. It is required to introduce mechanisms for the formation and preservation of the all-Russian civil identity and to correct the state policy in various areas, from the national state policy to the state policy in education, culture, and health care. Finally, the ethnic issue in the context of the all-Russian civil identity remains relevant.

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