Constitutional and Legal Principle of Unity of the System of Public Power in the Russian Federation: Formation and Development

The article presents various points of view existing in the scientific literature on concept “public power”. When considering them, author identifies and justifies two stages: before adoption Constitution Russian Federation 1993 after amendments to it July 2020. At first stage, public power was identified with state power. second term power” Russia is used as a generalizing that includes bodies local self-government bodies, which, interacting each other, act vertical at different levels and, simultaneously, complementing ensure unity system Federation. substantiates conclusion power, principle its other issues arising from constitutional legal regulation have been developed legislative acts. They analyze normative acts, decisions Constitutional Court issue under consideration draw appropriate conclusions.