Solidarity and its economic component in the constitutional dimension

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a comprehensive analysis of the principle of solidarity as a system-forming category, formalized in the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020. The author substantiates the thesis that solidarity is not merely an addition but the ideological and value core and regulatory principle of modern Russian constitutionalism. It represents a concept-paradigm and a conceptual strategy reflecting the evolution of constitutional worldview in response to relevant historical challenges. Solidarity is interpreted not as a restriction of freedom but as an essential interdependence of individual freedom and the common good, based on national identity and socio-cultural tradition. The author emphasizes its role as a meta-value that integrates the complex social ideas of the Russian Federation’s Constitution and allows for resolving conflicts between constitutional values. The relationship between economic, political, and social solidarity is analyzed, which are revealed not as constituent parts but as functional manifestations of a single principle, where the economic component is essentially foundational, forming the material and property basis for subsequent social realization through existing political mechanisms. Paying particular attention to the economic component of solidarity, the author defines it as a value-oriented guideline, the basis for partnership among authorities, business, producers, and consumers, and the balance of private and public interests; proposes an innovative interpretation of property as an embodiment of solidarity; and formulates, based on the practice of domestic constitutional justice, criteria for the lawful imposition of additional burdens on private economic entities.

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