Vestnik Samarskogo universiteta. Ekonomika i upravlenie Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and ManagementVestnik Samarskogo universiteta. Ekonomika i upravlenie Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and Management2542-04612782-3008Samara National Research University536410.18287/2542-0461-2013-0-7-74-79UnknownUNITARY FEDERALISM: ESSENCE AND HISTORICAL FORMSTurusinS. V.morenov.sv@ssau.ruthe Dept. of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Samara Institute of Opened Education, Samara, 443020, Russian Federation.010720134774792312201723122017Copyright © 2017, Vestnik of Samara University. Economics and Management2017<p>The paper is devoted to understanding of essence and historical forms of unitary federalism. When comparing different existed in the history types of federal structure, the author reveals the originality of Russian unitary federalism. Special attention is paid to the understanding of prospects of transformation of unitary federalism in the context of globalization.</p>federalismunitary statecentralizationauthoritarianismфедерализмунитарное государствоцентрализацияавторитаризм