Documents ¨ ¨1992 Federal Law “About Security” ¨1996 President's annual address to the Federal Assembly (!first NS!) ¨NS Consept ¨1997 1st edition ¨10.01.2000 2nd edition ¨NS Strategy 2020 National security: case of Russia ¨lat. conceptio: 1) collection; 2) conception; 3) perception of the concept; 4) composition. ¨compact theory, deployed a certain concept ¨GK. stratos (army) and ago (lead). ¨generic action plan, the basis for specific plans, unplanned decisions ¨Concept ¨Strategy ¨ ¨ Conclusions: common and special, Assumptions of Russian political system’s evolution based on docs Research program (questions, hypothesis) National interests - conscious goals and values Arena of providing NI ¨External ¨Internal ¨Borders Criteria of NS providing National security: case of Russia the dominance of common interests even if there are internal conflicts