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Конституция и социальный запрос на изменения в современном российском обществе
The predominant Post-Soviet orientation of the Russian social consciousness
on stability as a reaction to the twofold collapse of the country during the
20th century is now receding. In the past quarter of a century (after the collapse
of USSR and the adoption of 1993 Russian Constitution) the goals of
the transitional period have been fulfilled as officially reported, a new generation
has come of age, and new dynamic social groups are beginning to
associate their perspectives with social changes. This growing demand for
change is mainly concerned with the social sphere, but could potentially
touch the area of constitutional priorities as well. The general problem is as
follows: how can the Russian Constitution and political order based on it
answer this growing request to fulfill still unarticulated social expectations
which, under certain preconditions, could provide a negative mood? On the
other hand, how can social change influence society’s vision of the Constitution,
as well as the attitudes of intellectuals, politicians, and officials? In
what ways will the Constitution need to adapt for the forthcoming global
and national social transformations, first of all in order to confront the question
of power transition in 2024. In this article the author debates the following
questions: the main contemporary challenges to Russian constitutionalism,
the interdependent logic of Constitutional basic norms and political
regime dynamics, the dysfunctions of the legal system and parameters of
political reforms prospects for developing constitutional order in light of
power-transition processes, and the possible answers of the political elite
and professional community to the growing demand for social and constitutional
change.