Tightening of Criminal Liability for Crimes Against the Foundations of the Constitutional System and the Security of the Russian State
( Pp. 55-61)

A serious change in criminal practices directed against the interests of the Russian state has been observed recently. These acts are aimed at obtaining top secret information, as well as further assistance and support in activities directly directed against the security of Russia. Even isolated cases of such criminal acts are capable of causing significant damage to the state. In this context, the effectiveness of bringing to criminal responsibility for treason, espionage and other related crimes related to interaction with foreign states, international or foreign organizations opposing Russia, as well as interested in overthrowing/changing the constitutional order of the Russian state, is significantly updated. The purpose of the presented study is to analyze the current state of the institution of criminal liability for individual crimes against the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian state, taking into account its latest changes. Based on the analysis, the author concluded that toughening criminal liability for crimes of the above-mentioned nature is a natural process of improving criminal-legal measures to combat crime in modern geopolitical conditions, taking into account emerging challenges and threats to security and stable development of Russia. The relevance of the preventive and criminal impact of improving criminal liability in this area is noted. Attention is focused on the problems of the spread of criminal behavior of the analyzed nature among the Russian population, foreign citizens and stateless persons associated with organized information and psychological influence exerted by foreign states interested in destabilizing the situation in Russia and changing the constitutional legal order.

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crimes against the foundations of the constitutional system and state security, assistance to the enemy, going over to the enemy’s side, armed rebellion, criminal liability..