Keyword: «refraction of ideas»
This article addresses the views of G.R. Derzhavin, including on the death penalty. The issue of the death penalty remains relevant in modern Russia, as it affects not only the legal aspect, but political, socio-economic, moral, religious, cultural, psychological and other spheres of life. The deprivation of life of a person who crossed the boundaries of what was allowed and violated the laws violates the right given by nature, namely the right of life.