Formation and legislation Ancient Russian state and Medieval European states: comparative historical and legal analysis

The article examines the history of the creation and formation of the Ancient Russian state and its regulatory framework, including such fundamental legal documents as the Russkaya Pravda, the Yaroslavl Series, the Novgorod Court Charter, the Pskov Court Charter, and so on in comparison with similar processes taking place in medieval Europe. The article also draws a direct historical and legal parallel between certain provisions of modern normative acts of the Russian Federation and the corresponding provisions of ancient Russian legal acts, the kutums of medieval France and the modern legal system of France, including the Code of Napoleon, etc.