This article is based on the results of an empirical study of social entrepreneurship development in St. Petersburg and the Rus sian Federation regions. The study was aimed at analyzing the dynamics of social business, and identifying obstacles and barriers of its development. The difficulties faced by entre preneurs in the development of this form of business are clarified; the necessary measures to support social entrepreneurs are identified; recommendations on elimination of obstacles to its development are formulated.

A resident of a large city is increasingly in need of a complete rest in the bosom of nature, enjoy the peace and beauty of landscapes. The administration of megacities is concerned about the problems of preserving the natural environment and creating within the city limits a network of recreational areas where recreational activities can be organized. The necessity and importance of establishing a network of specially protected natural areas within the metropolis is not in doubt. But the status of the created nature reserves implies, for the most part, prohibitions and restrictions for the organization of recreational activities. A detailed description of recreational opportunities for the rational use of individual components of the city’s natural environment is presented. The authors conducted a geoecological analysis of the allocation of recreational areas in large cities. Features of nature that should be considered when designing recreational areas in large cities, on example of St. Petersburg, are noted.

The article analyzes the trend towards the totality of ideology in modern socio-philo sophical thought. The totality of ideology is expressed in the spread of this phenomenon to number of aspects of human social life. Philosophers methodologically appeal to the understanding of ideology as discursive knowledge (M. Foucault), state-determined symbolic system of describing the world (P. Bourdieu), connotation (R. Barth), simula crum and simulation (J. Baudrillard), the desire of the subject (S. Zizek).

Fundamental basis of sociological study of law is the fact that legal institutions are inherent in any societies except archaic ones. The aim of the article is to show the possibilities of sociological study of societies by means of study of their legal institutions. First, Durkheim’s concept of study of societies through legal norms is presented. Then, the author’s perspective of the paradigm “law matters” is shown. This paradigm is considered as a research guidepost in study of law in modern sociology. The importance of study of dialectics of institutionalisation of violence and freedom in sociological and legal research is pointed out. Institutional complementarity of law and modern democratic societies is emphasized.

The paper deals with the problem of drug addiction in the student environment. This work is a sociological study. Students` attitude to narcotic and psychotropic substances is under examination. The method of anonymous questionnaire survey was used to collect empirical data among the students of technical university. The data on the evaluation of drug use problem among young people was obtained. An analysis of the results was performed.

The article analyzes the China pension system from the perspective of economic sociology. The history of the formation of the Chinese pension system is considered, two stages are distinguished in the evolution of the Chinese pension system. Differences in pension provision for various social groups in China are analyzed from the perspective of the economic sociology.

In the post-war period under study in the Altai region in the law enforcement system manifested bribery of individual employees. There was no stable corruption system in the law enforcement system, the amount of bribes was small and was often expressed in essen tial goods. Receiving bribes was directly re lated to low wages, as well as poor quality recruitment in the law enforcement system. Cases of receiving bribes were recorded in the regional police units, the penitentiary system, the Prosecutor’s office. Rather severe punishment for this type of crime not always stopped wishing to be enriched illegally.

The article analyzes the issues of legal status of citizens and stateless persons. The historical aspects of the development of the legislation which regulates the rights and obligations of foreign citizens are analyzed. The issues of bringing foreign citizens and stateless persons to criminal and administrative responsibility on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The article deals with the evolution of ideas about the moral responsibility of a person before government institutions. According to the author, the state ideology basis consist of civil virtues generated the duty of public interests protection. Historical experience shows that the governance is based on a system of basic values, formed under the influence of the traditional society culture, ensuring the implementation of legislative regulations. Civil virtues are revealed through the prism of moral categories which reflect the supremacy of state interests in various spheres of public life. There is justified the inextricable link of civil virtues with the proper execution of the professional functions. There is analyzed the legislation which regulates the activity of government servants.

In case of violation of the right to trade secrets and the need for jurisdictional protection of confidential information of the enterprise, copyright holders face a number of legal problems and a number of commercial risks. The author makes an attempt to generalize and systematize the practice of courts of general jurisdiction on the described problems and assesses the effectiveness of the application of jurisdictional methods of protecting trade secrets.

The article contains an analysis of the opinions of scientists about the nature of law enforcement. The role of the executive authorities as subjects of provo-realization is revealed. The author studies the legal consolidation of the principle of legality as the main principle accompanying law enforcement activity.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the grounds for bringing to the administrative responsibility of state civil servants for offenses. The main reasons of its occurrence are studied; the analysis of ways of overcoming the problems connected with qualification of offenses is carried out.

The article is devoted to the comprehensive analysis of the legal and non-legal regulation of public relations. There are offered to consideration the definitions of most important social regulators, such as: right, morality, rituals, customs, traditions and ceremonies. The differences and the principles of interaction are defined. An attempt is made to designate common features and traits between legal and-legal regulators, and also their role in the system of the social regulation.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the features of administrative proceedings instituted for violations of fire safety requirements, including important changes made in the relevant area of the administrative legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as the analysis of the legislative possibility of applying administrative punishment in the form of administrative suspension of activities for non-compliance with the requirements of the federal state firefighters oversight (including named changes).