The format of public events in modern Russia

Abstract

The subject of the study is the analysis of legal norms in the organization and conduct of public events. When preparing for meetings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and picketing, the legislation provides for restrictions in order to maintain public order, preserve moral values and protect the interests of citizens. In this regard, the organizers coordinate the permissible number of participants, time, place, purpose of the event with the executive authorities of the subjects or local governments, from which reasonable proposals may be received, about any change, in order to ensure public order and protect the rights of participants in the event. At the same time, it is important to take into account the trend of recent years aimed at holding public events in an online format, in this regard, the main purpose of the study is to substantiate the need for regulatory consolidation of events in a digital format. The research methods are based on a wide application of general methods (generalization, observation), general scientific (systemic and logical), private scientific (sociological and historical) and special (comparative legal and formal legal). Special research methods were mainly used in studying the limits of restrictions during public events. The authors conclude that serious complex restrictions, initially caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and then by the beginning of a special military operation, led to the use of an online format for public events. This entails amendments to the Federal Law "On Assemblies, Rallies, Demonstrations, Marches and Picketing" and the consolidation of a number of conditions: firstly, to provide for an online format for holding public events using digital technologies; secondly, to consolidate the requirements for holding digital events (including the choice of an online platform) and mandatory early coordination of the actions of the organizers with the executive authorities of the subject or local governments; thirdly, to introduce administrative liability for violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a digital public event.