S. A. TSYPLYAEV

USSR People’s Deputy, member of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Secretary of the USSR Supreme Soviet Committee on Defense and State Security (1989–1992), Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in St. Petersburg (1992–2000), Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative to the Interparliamentary Assembly of CIS Member Nations (1994–2000), Dean of the Department of Law in the North-West Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (2015–2020). Currently Editor-in-Chief of the national scientific political journal “Vlast”, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 3rd class State Councellor of the Russian Federation. Member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (1999 – present). Author of a number of sociopolitical publications, including: “Elections as a Basis for the Democratization of the Country”, “West or East – Where to Turn Russia”, “Difference Between Constitution-Based and Life-Based Federalism”, “Russia – Ukraine. A Broken Axis of Civilizations”, and others. Awarded the Order “Badge of Honor”, received a Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation.