The article presents an interpretation of political institutions in federal structures and
their functional value in the political process, including those in Russia. The author
argues that actions of a federation and its subjects assume the existence of a political
process where serving society’s interests is realised through the legislative process, which means the need of providing conditions for the increase of the importance of legislative (representative) authorities.
bicameralism.
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