Historical aspect of the formation and development of the government contract system in the Russian Federation

The purpose of the paper is a historical and legal analysis of the origin, further formation and development of state contract institution in the Russian Federation. The relevance of the study is due to the existing problems that negatively affect the development of government contracts system in modern Russia. The author conducted a study of legislative acts of the past, which gradually evolved into the modern system of legal regulation of government contracts. In conclusion, modern legal regulation borrows a number of basic norms from the previous legal acts that reflected the main provisions on the organization of the contract system. In conclusion, the periodization of the development and formation of the institution of public contracts is proposed.