Governance and Opposition in the Russian Federation: General Trends of Interaction

The article features the analysis of political and legal foundations of interaction between the government and opposition. According to the author, currently, the processes of perception and interpretation of democracy development, strengthening parliamentarism, and affirming pluralism of ideas, positions, views and opinions are taking place in the Russian Federation. The opposition is considered a necessary component of a political process. However, under the current conditions, there is a problem of building relationships between the government and the opposition, represented by individuals, political parties and non-profit organizations. For the further successful development of the constructive op- position, it is necessary to establish a channel of interaction between the government and opposition forces: to identify ways of interaction between the government and the opposition, to study the influence of the opposition on civil society, to take legislative measures to jointly constructively solve the problems the state and the society are both facing. The article offers practical recommendations for improving communication between the government and opposition forces.