HSE Publishing House

In his book the author, a tenured professor at National Research University Higher School of Economics, explains the most elusive concepts of constitutional law including constitution, democracy, republic, rule of law, secular state, etc. He analyzes these fundamental categories in terms of their historical development and from the perspective of different researchers. The author uses metaphors and other creative techniques in order to try and provide a visual image of abstract concepts. 
The textbook is aimed at students in the field of law at bachelor’s and master’s levels, as well as at the broad audience interested in the history of the development of the Russian Constitution and the problems of constitutional law.