The article examines the new regional policy in the political sphere, which is primarily aimed at strengthening democratic Russian state through the development of federalism and local municipal government. In Federal government tasks and powers are distributed between Federal bodies of state power and bodies of state power of subjects of Federation. To the classical scheme of «horizontal» separation of powers (legislative power - executive power - judicial power) adds a «vertical» separation between the state and its subjects.

The article examines the new regional policy in the political sphere, which is primarily aimed at strengthening democratic Russian state through the development of federalism and local municipal government. In Federal government tasks and powers are distributed between Federal bodies of state power and bodies of state power of subjects of Federation. To the classical scheme of «horizontal» separation of powers (legislative power - executive power - judicial power) adds a «vertical» separation between the state and its subjects.