Local Self-government and the Mechanism of Political Socialization of a Person in modern Russia
The article reveals the concept and essence of local self-government, considers the process of its formation in the Russian Federation. The attention is paid to the stages where the powers between the state and local governments are redistributed. The author investigates the institute of local self-government through its assistance to civil society formation in Russia. As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that the most important component of civil society formation is political socialization of a person. The author stresses that the local self-government promotes political socialization, defining the main directions of municipal social policy, supporting public activity, initiating discussion of the most important questions of local community.