Russian federalism in the context of state territorial integrity support: political technologies of reforms

The article reviews the political technologies of the Russian federalism reforms in the context of securing the territorial integrity of the state. The author defines the methods of interstate integration: the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; reauthorization of jurisdiction and areas to the federal level of government, the creation of federal districts; transformation of governors from the autonomous political entities to the conductors of the interests of the center; termination of bilateral agreements between the Russian Federation and the subjects of the federation, the alignment of subjects’ status of federation; union of subsidized Russian regions.