Legal status of public prosecution service of the Russian Federation: history of development and current status

Introduction: the article is devoted to the issues of historical development and the current state of the legal status of the Russian prosecutor's office. Based on the analysis of domestic legislation at various historical stages of its formation, including at the present stage, the author identifies the features that characterize the state of the legal status of the prosecutor's office. Materials and Methods: the methodological research toolkit includes dialectical, comparative legal and formal logical methods, as well as retrospective analysis. When preparing the article, official documents on the history of the domestic prosecutor's office from 1722 to 2021 were examined. Results: the article pays special attention to the place and role of the Russian prosecutor's office in the system of public authorities, as well as to the peculiarities of the powers of prosecutors, goals and objectives that characterize the legal status of the prosecutor's office. Discussion and Conclusions: the article substantiates the opinion according to which the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation has an exclusive legal status among public authorities. This legal status makes it possible to most effectively ensure the rule of law, protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, as well as the interests of society and the state protected by law.