This publication contains selected works of the famous scientist and writer, one of the founders of modern Russian political science, honorary professor of the Faculty of Political Science of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov Burlatsky Fedor Mikhailovich for more than half a century of his creative activity. The book examines the formation of political science in the USSR and modern Russia, current problems of political science research, including the formation of political systems, institutions and processes. The author pays special attention to the phenomenon of political leadership. For students, graduate students, teachers, researchers, anyone interested in political science.