The Russian Federation is the legal successor of the USSR

Background. The relevance of the research topic is determined by its scientific, theoretical and practical significance. In scientific and theoretical terms, the study of this problem makes it possible to deepen our understanding of modern Russia as the legal successor of the USSR. In practical terms, the topic is significant from the point of view of further development of Russian legislation based on the constitutional provisions on the succession of the Russian Federation to the USSR. The purpose of the article is to attempt to consider the Russian Federation as the legal successor of the USSR in legal terms. Materials and methods. The article uses the necessary range of sources of law – normative legal acts of the Soviet period and modern Russia. The research methods used were logical, historical, comparative legal methods, the method of analysis and synthesis. Results. The article substantiates the idea of the Russian Federation as a successor state to the USSR. Conclusions. Based on the analysis carried out in matters of succession by the Russian Federation of the former USSR, a conclusion was drawn about partial succession, since the identity of the previous state was not lost and one part of the former state remained the Russian Federation, retaining the rights and obligations of the former state. Therefore, in this case it is necessary to talk about the continuity of the state, assuming the continuity of the existence of the state, including after its division. In this regard, the Russian Federation is not just the legal successor of the USSR, but the successor state of the USSR. This succession can be traced both in the role and place of Russia in international relations, as well as in issues of state security, in the foundations of the constitutional system, in state-building, and in traditional values inherited from previous eras.