Issues of theoretical jurisprudence in the doctrine of constitutionalism: historical and legal aspect

Introduction: the author substantiates the issue and the scientific matters caused by the stated theme, as well as argues for the relevance of taking into account historical and legal aspects in the doctrine of modern Russian constitutionalism. Materials and Methods: general scientific (historical, sociological, dialectical, axiological) and private scientific methods of scientific cognition (legal analysis, structural and functional characteristics of the normative legal act) are used. Results: the author discusses the rationale for an integrated approach to the development concept of national history, taking into account the peculiarities of Russia as a federal state in the diversity of its ethnic and religious composition. Special attention is paid to the constitutional concept of "multinational people of the Russian Federation" as an integrative category that combines all the peoples of the Russian Federation. Discussion and Conclusions: the author comes to the conclusion that the monistic approach (without taking into account the rights and legitimate interests of all peoples of the Russian Federation) is unacceptable in the state construction and in the interethnic policy of the state as incompatible with the basic constitutional concepts and values. On this conceptual basis, certain aspects of the issues related to the history of the statehood of Tatarstan and the Tatar people are characterized.