Political, Legal Education and Civil Society in Russia

Abstract

The article analyzes political and legal education as a way of development of Russia's civil society in the be-ginning of XXI century. The role of the processes of learning and acquiring new competences in the youth envi-ronment, the ways and methods of its implementation are shown. Outlines the function of the Public Chamber in the formation of a new type of civil society in the Russian Federation. The substantive and organizational aspects of ensuring the civic engagement of the individual, preparing young people for integration into the sys-tem of political, legal, social, ethical relations are considered. Analyzing the problems of natural formation of civil society in modern Russia, the development of effective mechanisms to educate the population and the development of its active civic position is the theoretical significance of the article. Therefore, it is necessary to study the process of formation of civic identity in the national science.