THE PHENOMENON OF RUSSIAN POLITICAL MODERNIZATION  

Dolenko Dmitry Vladimirovich, Doctor of political sciences, professor, head of sub-department of area studies
and political science, Institute of history and sociology, Mordovia State University named after N. P. Ogaryov (Saransk), depart_reg_pol@isi.mrsu.ru

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The article discusses historical stages and characteristics of political modernization in Russia. The author reveals the contents and results of this process at the liberal, socialist and post socialist. The author proves the thesis about the uniqueness of the Russian political modernization.

political modernization, democracy, Russia, a historical phenomenon.