The 80th anniversary of Victory in the light of the approbation of the results of fundamental scientific research at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Throughout its century-long history, the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been a leading scientific institution whose research focuses on current issues of government and law. In the Year of Defender of the Fatherland and its 100^th anniversary, the Institute provided an opportunity for the broad scientific, political, and legal community to get acquainted with the works of scientists who, working at the Institute over the years, created the foundation of national legal thought reflecting its intellectual potential. This article provides an analysis of the Institute’s scientific activities on key and strategic tasks facing the state: strengthening state sovereignty; constitutional guarantees for ensuring respect for historical truth, educating the population about the importance of preserving historical memory; fundamental scientific works of the Institute’s staff, which for the first time highlight unique archival documents and evidence about the events of the Great Patriotic War, in particular the genocide of the Soviet people during the war.