Keyword: «civil service»
In the article, the author examines the role of Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin as an outstanding figure in Russian history, the Minister of Justice, as well as the Prosecutor General of the Russian Empire. The author analyzes the merits of this person in state-building, creativity, and the creation of normative foundations for the development of Russian statehood. The author, based on the analysis of special literature, the results of the study, emphasizes the uniqueness of the personality of Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin both as a state employee and as a citizen, patriot of his country, who had, among other things, literary talents. The merits of Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin are inextricably linked with his desire to serve for the good of the Fatherland, which is of particular interest and relevant for the education of future civil servants in educational organizations of the Russian Federation.
A comparative legal analysis of the types of civil service is conducted, which shows that despite the developed legislative framework and educational base, the Russian institution of civil service has a number of problems that directly affect the effective operation of the entire state apparatus and, accordingly, the successful development of the country.

Anastasiya Zelenova