Chertkov, A.N., Plyugina, I.V. Institution of plenipotentiaries of the President of the Russian Federation within federal districts.

Abstract: Reform of the legal institution of plenipotentiaries of the President of the Russian Federation, dating back to 1991, via creation of the federal districts, was probably one of the most important measures aimed at improvement of coordination of the government in Russia in the recent years. This article by A.N. Chertkov, I.V. Plyugina is devoted to the history of the institute of federal plenipotentiaries, its development, historical analogies and existing problems…