Russian Federation

Russia’s administrative tradition and structure up-to-date rendered through its historical development. Russia is not only a major political power on global arena but also a country with rich and varied background in public administration which experience of binding together heterogeneous regions. This chapter critically analyzes both advantages and drawbacks of the policies implemented by the Russian government to shape state institutions and organize state functions. It begins with a brief history of Russian administrative tradition and cultural features dominating over the array of institutions and legislation changing over time. Then it explores the country’s administrative structure in scope of central and local government with a special focus on the system of public personnel management. A representation of public administration structure in Russia is further contextualized with a quick summary of how state institutions interact with wider civil society, NGOs, unions, etc. Lastly, it observes recent improvements of e-government and open government practices in Russia as well as the challenges such a modernization face.