Educational Sovereignty as an Element of State Sovereignty

Introduction. This article analyzes the importance of educational sovereignty for the country and society, the negative consequences of the 1992 Education Law and the implementation of the Bologna system for the educational environment, and approaches to creating a national education system. Particular attention is paid to legal education and the training of professional lawyers. Methodology and Materials. The study is based on dialectical (P. V. Kopnin, D. P. Gorsky, and others) and civilizational (A. Toynbee, S. Eisenstadt, and others) approaches. The main methods include analysis and synthesis, documentary, comparative legal, historical legal, and other methods. Research Results and Discussion. This study analyzes the importance of educational sovereignty for ensuring the country’s national security, preserving traditional cultural and moral values, and training highly qualified specialists capable of ensuring Russia’s progressive development. Unlike most experts, who attribute the crisis in modern education to the introduction of the Bologna Process, the author points out that the first blow was dealt back in 1992 with the adoption of the Law on Education of the Russian Federation. Conclusion. While agreeing with the majority of experts regarding education system reform, the author believes that this work must have a scientific basis and be carried out taking into account forecasting findings that identify the most promising directions for the development of the education system. At the same time, the focus should be on the student and teacher.