Issues of implementation of civil plaintiffs’ rights by themselves in criminal proceedings of Russia

The article is devoted to the investigation of the problems of the procedural status of the civil plaintiff, which is realized in criminal proceedings in various stages of the criminal process. The work deals with the concept of a civil plaintiff, defines its main functions, which it is endowed with in criminal proceedings, provides perspectives of procedural practitioners on this issue, and proposes a substantiation of the author's position. The procedural status of the civil plaintiff is investigated, and the main problems of the realization of his rights are revealed. Proposals are being made to improve the norms of the criminal procedural law governing the rights of the civil plaintiff as a party to criminal proceedings.