Threats to Russian values in relation to digital sovereignty
https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2026.3.173-187
Abstract
Digital sovereignty refers to the ability of a state to independently determine the parameters of regulation of its digital space and related infrastructure. The issues surrounding digital sovereignty have been the subject of extensive discussion from scholars across a wide diversity of disciplines. This article presents the results of a study on Russia’s steps to strengthen its digital sovereignty and threats to its national values in different public areas (economic, social, political, and spiritual) that may be associated with them. The obtained results show that such threats are inseparable from the protection of the core constitutional values and can lead to the general crisis of confidence at the subject–object and subject–subject levels.
About the Author
A. S. Agafonov
Ural State Law University named after V. F. Yakovlev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey S. Agafonov, Postgraduate Student, Department of Information Law
Yekaterinburg
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Agafonov A.S. Threats to Russian values in relation to digital sovereignty. Kazan Journal of Historical, Linguistic, and Legal Research. 2026;168(3):173-187. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2026.3.173-187
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