History of the Russian Federation Legislation on Countering Sexual Crimes

The article examines the norms of domestic criminal legislation in the sphere of responsibility for sexual crimes in various historical periods. Materials and Methods: the work used historical, dialectical, logical, system-structural and other methods. The materials of the study were the norms of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation and scientific literature. Results: based on the conducted research, the development of norms establishing liability for sexual crimes in the Russian Federation is presented, and their distinctive characteristics and features of progressive development are formulated. Discussion and Conclusions: as a result of studying historical experience and current realities, further ways of improving criminal law norms in the considered area are formulated in order to effectively combat sexual crimes.