THE STRATEGY OF CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA
The problems of civil society development and institutionalization in Russia are considered in the article. Taking into account the viewpoints of law scholars the author reveals the essence and nature of civil society. When identifying the institutions and subjects of a civil society the author draws special attention to the role of law through the analysis of legislation acts related to the functioning of separate structures of the civil society. In the process of studies on the legal foundations of civil society of Russia certain violations of the principles of its organization and a number of facts of excessive interference in its activities of state structures have been pointed out. Some positive examples of legislative regulation of the transfer of public functions of licensing, accounting, control and others to the self-governed social organizations are shown. The results of studies conducted led to the conclusion that the current trends of the civil society development should be linked with the implementation of both the public interests and the interests of each individual providing an optimal balance of their values.