Keyword: «freedom of expression»

The article highlights the problem of legal regulation of information support for all-Russian voting on the approval of amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation from the standpoint of the implementation of the principle of free expression of the will of citizens.

The article examines the evolution of the criminal law protection of freedom of speech in Russia in historical perspective, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period. It analyzes the constitutional and legal foundations of freedom of speech, the specifics of its restrictions, and the mechanisms of its implementation in criminal legislation. The article also examines the changes in the legal regulation of freedom of expression associated with the transformation of the state's political and legal system, as well as the relationship between freedom of speech and criminal law prohibitions aimed at protecting the constitutional order, individual rights, and public safety. The article concludes that there has been a shift in the model of criminal law regulation: from the ideologically driven restrictions on public speech during the Soviet period to the constitutionally established system of guarantees and legal limits on freedom of speech in modern Russia.

The article examines the correlation between the right to privacy, the right to information, freedom of expression, and personal data protection in the context of digitalization. It analyzes the Constitution of the Russian Federation, civil, information, media, personal data, criminal and criminal procedure legislation, as well as Russian judicial practice and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The study substantiates the need to balance constitutional values through criteria of legality, consent, public interest, and proportionality. It identifies gaps in defining private life information and regulating access to digital correspondence, proposing legislative amendments to improve legal certainty.