Problems of Territorial Organization of Local Self-Government in Russia

The Purpose of the study. The article is devoted to the territorial organization of local self-government in Russia. Doctrinal approaches to determining the territorial organization of local self-government are presented. Legal approaches to consolidating the territorial organization of local self-government are being studied. The peculiarities of the development of the territorial organization of local self-government are observed, the peculiarities of the organization of the territorial organization of local self-government in a number of foreign states are shown. The purpose of the study is to study the territorial organization of local sa-municipal government in Russia. The article uses dialectical, historical, formal-legal, logical, comparative-legal and other methods of knowledge. Results. For local self-government, an important component of its effective functioning and creating opportunities for all citizens to realize the right to exercise local self-government is its territorial organization. The correct choice (single-level, multi-level) approach of the territorial organization of local self-government should be based on the needs of the population itself and the established system of territorial organization in each subject of the Russian Federation. The modern development of local self-government in Russia will be even more effective if we use the accumulated positive experience, including in the territorial organization.