The genesis of the appeal system in Russian criminal procedure law

The current state of criminal procedure legislation on appealing against actions (inaction) and decisions of participants of criminal proceedings is the result of the gradual development of the political and legal thought of the Russian state. At the same time, the objective needs of society in different periods of statehood development forced to create new tools to influence on actions (inaction) and decisions on the part of state structures. The purpose of this research is to identify regularities in the development of criminal procedure appeal by studying its features in criminal proceedings of Ancient Rus, the Moscow State, the Russian Empire, the Soviet and post-Soviet stages of the country’s development. Based on the obtained knowledge, the author aims to highlight the stages of establishment and formation of a criminal procedure appeal.