Transformation of public personnel system in Russia

Transformation and reform efforts in the field of public administration have started in order to ensure that the activities undertaken by the state apparatus can effectively and efficiently fulfill today's service demands. Citizens' view of the state apparatus in developed societies leads to global demands for transformation and reform. The necessity of transformation and reform came up in context of public administration in process of transition from socialism to liberalism after collapse of the Soviet Union. The study was conducted with qualitative research method and is based on literature review and data analysis. In this study, based on literature review and analyzing the data obtained from secondary sources had been researched attempts of transformation and reform related to public service and public servants in Russia after the Soviet Union. Therotically, a personnel system that based on merit and rank classification and also modern public service system have been formed by implemented as a result of activities the reform and transformation in the period since 1991 to present. In addition that the low level of transparancy, the lack of qualified expert and there been no special organ that implementing process of reform are main problems in attempts of transformation and reform.