State Sovereignty in the History of Russia: Purpose and Significance

On the basis of the methods: comparative-historical, deductive and inductive, the principle of objectivity, an analysis of the formation of all types of sovereignty in the history of Russia is carried out and the objective conditionality of the existence of Russia as an empire-like state is shown. Historiography and source studies of this issue allowed the author to comprehend the contribution of scientists in strengthening states and the role of sovereignization in this, as a necessary attribute of an independent state. The main historical stages of Russia are analyzed, when and in what conditions this or that sovereignty was formed and thanks to which it was possible to achieve their phase required for normal state development.