Keyword: «lawmaking»

The article raises issues of legal regulation of petitions in the field of regional lawmaking in the Russian Federation. An analysis of federal and regional legislation indicates the absence of a unified approach to defining the subject and content of a petition as a special type of collective appeal by citizens. According to the results of a study of the legal literature, it is noted that petitions can be used in the field of regional lawmaking. Special attention is paid to the issue of differences from related institutions of direct democracy (legislative proposal, order of voters and people's legislative initiative). It is proposed to adopt a federal law on petitions.

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.