Political role and specificity of regional parliamentarism in conditions of modern Russia

The article analyzes modern Russian regional parliamentarism on the basis of a institutional and systematic method and determines its actual political role. It is proposed to classify Russian regional parliamentary systems on such grounds as the type of regional legislative bodies, the alignment of political forces, and the formal and informal role of the Parliament in the political life of the regions, including local political customs (specifi It is concluded that, on the one hand, regional parliamentarism in modern Russia is characterized by increased pressure from the Executive power and predominance, but, on the other hand, there are a number of functional elements of representation in the political systems of Russian regions and trends in the effective functioning of parliaments are observed.

democracy, party system, internal politics, parliamentarism, political process, Russia, Russian politics