Delimitation of crime and misrefore in the field of criminal and administrative miscellaneous

After the adoption of the current Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (1996), social relations objectively became more complex, and there was a need to adapt legislation to the changed situation. For this purpose, changes and additions are periodically made to the criminal law. By now, the issue has arisen about changing the classification of offenses in the field of criminal and administrative law, as evidenced by both scientific publications and relevant bills. We are talking primarily about introducing the concept of “criminal offense” into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In the literature, there are different opinions on this matter. The article gives an overview, while also considering the issue of the relationship between crime, criminal offense and administrative offense. Taking into account the historical development of Russian legislation, the proposal on the advisability of combining the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation into a single Code on Punishments of the Russian Federation is substantiated.