Problems of qualification of public calls to carry out terrorist action, public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism

The article considers formal elements of the crime provided for by Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The authors draw a conclusion on the necessity of matching terminology regarding the definition of terrorist activity used in the criminal legislation and the Federal Law «On Countering Terrorism» of 27.07.2006, as well as adding the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 11 of June 28, 2011. «On judicial practice in criminal cases of extremist crimes» by the provision on the correlation of Article 205.2 and Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the need to qualify them cumulatively in the presence of appropriate elements of crimes; the proposal on changing sanctions of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation taking into account heighten social danger of this crime is argued.