The Fundamentals of State Policy in Historical Education outline the goals, main principles, objectives and mechanisms of implementing this policy.
The regulatory framework of the Fundamentals includes the Constitution of the Russian Federation, universally recognised principles and norms of international law, international treaties of the Russian Federation, federal laws, National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, Fundamentals of State Policy for Preservation and Strengthening of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values, as well as other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.