Белова Ирина Владимировна

The article analyzes the political process and formation of statehood in the DPR in the context of international law and historical background. It examines the issues of balancing the principle of territorial integrity and the right to self-determination, the evolution of representative bodies in the DPR, and the institutionalization process of the results of the independence referendum. Special attention is paid to historical, cultural, and political factors that have contributed to the region's desire for autonomy. The reasons for the escalation of ethno-political conflict and the role of state-building in protecting the rights of the population of Donbass are explored. The article emphasizes the complexity of assessing the legality of self-proclaimed states and the need to develop a balanced approach in international law to such situations.

The article is devoted to the study of theoretical foundations and conceptual content of political events as a constituent element of the interaction of power and society through the prism of the communicative aspect. Special attention is paid to the role of the development of the information society and appropriate communication tools for effective preparation and implementation of the political event. Particular emphasis is placed on the specifics and content of submitting various versions of various political events to the society. Also, in the process of research, functions that are designed to fulfill a political event as an element of the communication process of the state and society are designated.

The article is devoted to the study of the political significance of presidential elections in the Russian Federation on the basis of the analysis of the experience of elections since the existence of the state in the current form. As a key approach were chosen such methods as contentand event-analysis, that allowed to determine the most significant trends in the electoral process in the 1990s-2000s.The result of the work was the identifying of the role of the individual in the process, linked to the importance of the political figure of Vladimir Putin, who appears to the electorate as a national leader, able to implement effective foreign and domestic policy, and seeking a stable state of the political system of the country. To do this, a multifaceted study was carried out, including a content analysis of the presidential address to the Federal Assembly, the study of the public demand for key areas of political development, as well as a comparative analysis of the three presidents who managed to become heads of state after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The research community can be identified as a target group of the article; the available conclusions can be useful in studying the further outcomes of the presidential and parliamentary elections and in determining the strategic guidelines of the higher authorities of Russia.