Public order and public security in the Russian Federation: problems of definition of concepts and the role of the national guard troops in their provision(theoretical and legal aspect)

The article analyzes the concepts of “public order”, “protection of public order” and “public safety”. The broad and narrow approaches available in the scientific literature to the definition of the concept of public order are considered. It is noted that in the Soviet period of the development of legal science, a broad approach to understanding public order prevailed, at the present stage a narrow approach is the most common. The author also pointed out that despite the widespread use of the concepts of “public order”, “protection of public order” and “public safety”, the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation have not yet found legal consolidation. According to the author, in the context of the activities of law enforcement agencies, the most acceptable would be the use of the concept of protection of public order, which includes the concept of “legal and order”.