On the conditions for the formation of legal culture and legal awareness of the modern young generation in the Russian Federation

In the paper the analysis of the conditions for the formation of legal culture and legal awareness of the modern young generation is carried out. The features of the implementation of legal education programs in Russia are shown. The causes of nihilism in Russian society are revealed. The analysis of government programs is given. A variant of the development of national programs to improve the legal culture of the modern young generation is proposed. The relevance of the issue of national legal consciousness, the definition of socio-legal values in society is substantiated. The inextricable connection with the legal education of the individual and at the same time – the legal formation of the citizen, which is directly law enforcement activity, is shown. Legal education is understood as the joint activity of the state and society to transfer accumulated legal knowledge, liberal democratic ideals, and national legal culture from one generation to another. The process of education of national legal consciousness is shown as a multifaceted phenomenon that determines the peculiarities of the development of legal culture in society. Legal education is considered with such ethical standards of behavior as attention to people, willingness to cooperate and friendship, assistance to those in need, respect for others, the role of legal propaganda through advertising, social videos, and mass media is also given great importance. As the reasons preventing citizens from defending their rights and freedoms, both the low level of legal culture of society and distrust of power structures were singled out. At the same time, special emphasis was placed on the lack of knowledge among citizens about the existing human rights mechanisms, and as a result – the inability to defend their rights legally. The definition of the process of education of national legal consciousness is given – as a multifaceted phenomenon that determines the peculiarities of the development of legal culture in society. Special attention is paid to the process of globalization and digitalization, which have covered all aspects of society, and have a direct impact on the worldview of society.

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