Managerial Functions and the Concept of an Official as a Corruption Crime Subject

The subject of the research within the framework of the article is the criminal and legal characteristics of the managerial functions of an official as a corruption crime subject. The author presents the main doctrinal positions on this issue that were formed in the post-soviet historical period in the Russian criminal law science; defends the thesis that the managerial functions of an official as a corruption crime subject have common features dictated by the unity of their content; such a uniform managerial function is mandatory, including the activities of legal entities that protect the interests of public authorities, and therefore it has a public significance and practical prevalence, which means that the relations for its implementation require criminal protection. The article formulates the general features of managerial functions of officials as corruption crimes subjects and the classification of such functions, which has criminal legal significance. Based on the theses and arguments concerning the content of the managerial functions under study, the author proposes a new theoretical concept of an official as a corruption crime subject, which, according to the author`s opinion, more accurately reflects the social relations that require criminal-legal protection from corruption at the current historical stage of Russia's development.