Political risks of exercising power in the Russian Federation: organizational aspect

The study examines political risks in the conditions of the exercise of power, as well as the emergence of negative consequences. Changes in the structure of state power are defined, which allows to realize the organizational and legal transformation of the complex system of relations between the bearers of power and society and makes it possible to consider the issue of political risk factors as opposed to generalizing universal judgments. Power is exercised through specific decisions of people, their authority and knowledge, determination and firmness, ability to subordinate others to their will. At the same time, the bearers of power who do not possess these qualities enter the zone of political risks. They naturally cease their activities, lose power in the process of contradictions. The process of accumulation of the latter at the stage of transition from one socio-economic formation to another determines the foundations of transformational risks faced by the state power as a result of significant social and cultural shifts. The author concludes that political risks at the present stage of Russia’s development affect the political situation, their minimization is a vital priority in ensuring the national security of the Russian Federation.