The State Language as an Element of National Self-Identity and the Integrity of the Russian State (Legal Regulation Specifics)

The article examines the peculiarities of the legal regulation of the state language – Russian, as an element of self-identification and integrity of the Russian state. Based on the analysis of the development of legal regulation in the field of domestic legislation on the state language – Russian as the language of the state-forming people and a means of interethnic communication, it is concluded that the preservation of the position of the Russian language in the Russian Federation and abroad requires close attention and study in terms of its impact on the state integrity of the Russian state. In addition, the official languages of the republic within the Russian Federation are, first of all, the most important means of interpersonal and intercultural communication of the population of a given area, an essential element of the culture of a people or ethnic group and a means of transmitting it to other peoples. The author has shown that it is advisable to use the term «native language» or «native language of the majority of the population of a given area» in legal acts.