Slutsky Leonid Eduardovich

The article takes into consideration different important approaches to understand the concept of state sovereignty in the modern world. The article analyses the views of “traditionalists” and “globalists” on the problem of sovereignty in the context of international relations. In recent years, indeed, Russia regained full-fledged sovereignty in all aspects of this concept, having re-balanced monetary and social policies, paid off foreign debts, diversified foreign trade, ensured food security, reduced its dependence on imports, achieved a low level of inflation, significantly reformed and strengthened the armed forces. Not surprisingly, in 2020 a considerable attention was paid to the political and legal protection of sovereignty. The article examines the implementation of various aspects of the concept of sovereignty in the framework of the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the 17 laws passed through the State Duma of the Russian Federation in 2020. The article concludes with an overview of a number of initiatives in the framework of ‘parliamentary diplomacy’ that were launched over the last few years and that serve to strengthen the country's authority on the global stage, and, therefore, protect Russian sovereignty.