THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THEIR ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
Considered municipal legal structure of the local community, are not fixed in the current Russian legislation, but the existing scientific model. Defined essentially, meaningful local community as a special way of organized locality. Analyses of the areas and levels of activity of local communities. Disclosed model of relation with local public and municipal authorities, their critical estimation is given. Described disadvantages and threats of the conflict model of interaction of population and authorities of local self-government. As an optimal model of interaction of population and authorities at the local level, discusses their collaboration on a parity basis. The population of the local community is able to act in order to implement and achieve not only private, but also public interest. Self-defense is positioned as one of the forms, the original purpose of the existence and activities of local communities. The means of implementation of the local self-defense communities, of which the author considers the participation of population in local referendums, meetings, gatherings, public hearings, etc., the activities of local public organizations.