State regulation of non-public area in the RF

The situation in the sphere of state regulation of non-public area in the RF is described in the article. Emphasis is laid upon the analysis of amendments made by the country’s leadership to the legislation on the NCO in July 2012, their causes and consequences. Also the analysis of the non-public area activities in Russia and the involvement of the Russian citizens in it is presented. With accordance to the working legislation definitions of “foreign agent” and “political activity of a NCO” are given. Examples of re-registration of rights protection organization to comply with the new regulations are given and an attempt to predict situation development in the future is made.