The guarantees of the freedom of conscience in the Russian Federation

The article deals with the mechanism of protection of the right to freedom of conscience. It is concluded that securing the right to freedom of conscience is possible only if there are special (legal) guarantees. An attempt is made to identify the constitutional guarantees of the right to freedom of conscience in the system of legal guarantees of the right to freedom of conscience. In view of the existing problems arising in the definition of the system of legal guarantees of the right to freedom of conscience, recommendations are proposed for improving the mechanism for their provision in the Russian Federation in the current legislation.