UDK: 342

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-11

Sergey V. Ushakov - Senior Investigator of the Department for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases, Investigative Division for the North-Eastern Administrative District of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the City of Moscow, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has considered the actual and/or potential role of civil society institutions in national security enforcement of modern Russia. There has been proposed an author’s classification of civil society institutions that participate in national security enforcement in cooperation with state bodies. There has been drawn a conclusion that, at the present stage, there is an increase of activity by civil society institutions in the sphere of national security enforcement, even though many of them were established at the initiative of the state.

UDK: 342.5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-10

Timofey T. Pronin - Researcher of the Security Problems Studies Center of RAS, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has considered proactive law-making in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation regarding matters of joint jurisdiction between the Russian Federation and its constituent entities. There have been analyzed laws adopted proactively by these entities in specific areas of public security, such as ensuring fire safety, crime prevention, and countering extremist activity. There have been identified the ways to bring such legislative acts into conformity with federal laws adopted subsequently. There has been drawn a conclusion regarding the positive effect of the experience of proactive law-making on the further development of legislation in some constituent entities of the Russian Federation and on the legal framework for regional security as a whole, as well as regarding the decline of proactive law-making, the possibility of which has persisted following the reform of public authority. There have been analyzed current trends regarding proactive law-making in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. According to the author, this practice also holds potential for ensuring regional security in the future if new security threats emerge.

The current paper has been prepared as part of the implementation of the state assignment “Comprehensive study of public security issues as a strategic priority of national security of the Russian Federation (FFFZ-2025-0001)”.

UDK: 342

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-09

Oksana An. Kolotkina - Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Ural State University of Economics, Senior Researcher of the Security Problems Studies Center of RAS, Ekaterinburg, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has substantiated the necessity to adopt a federal law “On Public Security in the Russian Federation”. There has been shown that the current legal regulation is fragmentary in nature, the valid period of the 2013 Concept of Public Security in the Russian Federation has effectively expired, and there is no foundational legislative act in this sphere. There have been analyzed the views of scholars regarding the necessity of enacting this law, as well as the main issues of academic debate concerning its conceptual and categorical framework and the form of its legislative embodiment. There has been proposed an original concept of a federal law, including legalization of robust concepts of public security; a framework law with the elements of direct applicability; a coordination mechanism based on the Security Council of the Russian Federation; the integration of non-state actors into public security enforcement; measures to counter digital challenges and threats; and regional dimension and structure of law. There have been made the conclusions regarding the necessity to develop and subsequently adopt this legislative act.

The current paper has been prepared as part of the implementation of the state assignment “Comprehensive study of public security issues as a strategic priority of national security of the Russian Federation (FFFZ-2025-0001)”.

UDK: 341.1/8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-08

Artem An. Kolesnik - Member of the Expert Advisory Board under the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the national legislation of CSTO member states, the current paper has presented a detailed characterization of strategic planning for ensuring national and collective security as a subject of information-analytical and methodological support. There have been also proposed measures to harmonize approaches to its legal regulation using the potential of model law-making.

UDK: 342

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-07

Mariya V. Goncharova - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Main Researcher of the RC No.1, National Research Institute of the Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. Statistical data from the Main Information and Analytical Center of the Russian Interior Ministry regarding terrorist-related crimes, including the recruitment of Russian citizens into subversive and terrorist activities, for the period from 2021 through the first half of 2026 indicate a rise in negative trends within this segment of the crimes, notwithstanding all measures taken by law enforcement agencies. A definite increase in the involvement of Russian Federation citizens into subversive and terrorist activities has occurred during the special military operation in Ukraine. This situation indicates that the issue poses a significant threat to national security. The solution of the problem requires a study of the criminological characteristics of these crimes, the findings of which can serve as a foundation to improve preventive measures. The current paper has identified the criminological characteristics understanding of which is necessary to enhance the efficiency of preventing the recruitment of Russian Federation citizens into subversive and terrorist activities. They include the state and dynamics of terrorist-related crimes, the factors determining such crimes, methods, target audiences, and the ways used to recruit Russian citizens into subversive and terrorist activities. There has been concluded that negative trends regarding the recruitment of citizens into subversive and terrorist activities are likely to persist in the future. It is highly probable that the pool of individuals drawn into such crimes will expand to include citizens facing increasingly difficult economic conditions. Such problem will necessitate the enhancement of preventive measures not only at the specialized criminological and general social levels but also at the victimological level.

UDK: 342

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-59-3-06

Kirill V. Alekseev - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Literature and Journalism, Faculty of Russian Philology and National Culture, Ryazan State University named after S. Yesenin, Senior Researcher of the Security Problems Studies Center of RAS, Ryazan, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper has presented the study of the objects of public security and entities to ensure it. Due to the analysis, there have been identified specific characteristics of these objects and entities within the sphere under consideration. As a result, there have been concluded that certain objects of public security and the entities responsible for ensuring it are characterized by the fact that they can simultaneously serve as both objects and active agents. There can be different extent of participation by various entities in ensuring public security. The primary goal of ensuring any type or subtype of security is to achieve a state of protection for the fundamental objects—the individual and society. In terms of its objects, public security possesses the most complex structure among the three categories of national security. The system of entities ensuring public security comprises the state, local self-government, and civil society. Civil society institutions and citizens may participate in ensuring public security either with or without a special legal status. The effectiveness of ensuring public security depends, inter alia, on the active participation of civil society institutions and citizens and the extent to which they are supported by state legal guarantees. There is a necessity in an up-to-date strategic planning document and a dedicated law on public security.

The current paper has been prepared as part of the implementation of the state assignment “Comprehensive study of public security issues as a strategic priority of national security of the Russian Federation (FFFZ-2025-0001)”.