Intance of discrimination adainst men in Russian legislation

The article is devoted to the analysis of various branches of Russian legislation and the identification of legal norms that contain provisions that discriminates men. The article compares the legal status of men and women in family, criminal, penal, social security law and certain spheres of society. It also analysis the judicial practice on making decisions on the basis of discriminatory norms, as well as the position the Higher courts regarding these norms.