LOCAL GOVERNMENT — AS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (THE MODERN ASPECTS) D.O. Ezhevski The Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law Law Institute of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia 6, Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, Russia, 117198 In this article author analyzes the development of local government as one of the foundations of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation. <...> This institution has a serious impact on the entire history of the state, and is especially important in today's society. however, there are a number of features of local authorities today. <...> Based on the analysis the author proposes a number of measures to harmonize the existing legislation. <...> Practice has shown that the local government as an institution of direct democracy and public participation in addressing important issues are extremely important, but still not enough to effectively functioning in our country. <...> With regard to the mechanism of local government, first of all, means the creation of an appropriate system of local self-government, the development of these structures, the establishment of competence of each of them, selection and placement. <...> In view of the evolution of the institution of local self-government in Russia, it should be noted that in the process of democratization of the society, this institution has an impact on all the historical path of development of the state. <...> Key words: local government, local government, municipal law, municipal referendum, elections, democracy, social control, electoral system. <...> The modern attitude to man, it is as a person with its rights and freedoms, proclaimed not only on paper, but having the opportunity to be protected — is definitely an important step, as the evidence of the humanization of the national legal systems and international law. <...> No doubt can be considered fundamental and priority of the rights and freedoms of the individual achievements of modern philosophical outlook, which in turn manifests itself not only in people’s minds, but also in the constitutional law. <...> Thus, the Constitution of the Russian Federation establishes the tenet that «people’s rights and freedoms are the supreme value. <...> The constitutional obligation of the Russian Federation for ensuring human rights and freedoms are assigned to all without exception, the public authorities: the federal, regional and organs of the Federation. <...> At the federal level, it is the President of the Russian Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Russian government (Ministry of Education and Science, Health and Social Development of the Russian <...>