TRANSFORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF "FREEDOM"
Based on sources of foreign, Russian and international law, the article provides a brief historical excursion into the development of ideas about freedom. The conclusion is made about the difference between the content of the concepts of freedom and law. Freedom is proposed to be understood as an unlimited opportunity, while law entails the performance of duties. On the basis of the proposed criterion, the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation are allocated