The Formation of Legal Framework of Migration Policy in Russian Federation (1992-2010)

The relevance of the issue under examination is conditioned by the significance and necessity of research on the process of formation of the migration policy legal framework in the state administration applied to the solution of arising problems in the field of political and legal regulation of migration processes. The article is aimed at the study of the regulatory framework formation of the state migration policy in the Russian Federation during the period of 1992 to 2010 years. The leading approach to the research on the given problem is institutional approach, which allows us to research the legal institution of migration processes – an important aspect of migration policy. The article sheds light on the migration policy development trends, shows the process of formation of new migration policy, gives the analysis of its regulatory framework and the influence of the country’s political situation on changes in legislative measures in the field of migration processes regulation, and suggests recommendations on their optimization. The materials, observations, and conclusions provided by this article contribute to the theory of political regulation of migration processes and can prove useful in adopting managerial decisions and holding organizational events for purposes of efficiency enhancement of migration processes regulation, as well as in developing curricula on politological specialties: “Political Region Studies”, “Political Management” and others, in delivering lectures on “Migration Policy” course.