The article presents a wide range of foreign studies on the influence of soft skills on the success of business environment in the context of the dynamics of “soft skills” development. The subject of thematic analysis includes business research, sociological measurement data, information from career centers, a management perspective, academic research, and educational technologies. The heterogeneity of the fields of analysis is due to the authors’ twofold aim: to present the understanding of soft skills in the academic environment and to characterize the models of their formation at different stages of education and working life. In this regard, professional groups of students and workers (programmers, construction workers, MBA students) were analyzed, and significant differences in the amounts and sequences of their soft skills acquisition were revealed. Scientific works that propose variants of soft skills taxonomy are studied; attention is paid to objective difficulties in formalizing personalized competences. The conclusion is formulated that today the efforts of foreign research thought regarding the systematization of soft skills are fixed on the enumerative (non-hierarchical) principle, as evidenced by numerous lists of soft skills in Western and Asian interdisciplinary studies, while the problem of soft skills formation requires their clear ranking. In general, the article can be addressed both to researchers studying “soft skills” and their indicators within a particular professional group, and to scientists analyzing the general understanding of soft skills that has been consolidated in foreign scientific literature over the last two decades.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the main political and legal conflicts of the period of the English Revolution of 1640–1660. The methodological basis of this study is the conflictological, hermeneutic and socio-cultural approaches. The authors focus on the fundamental conflict between supporters of the absolutist reception of the Divine Right of Kings and adherents of the principles of common law, which led to the Civil Wars of 1642–1646 and 1648, as well as the search for new forms of legitimacy during the independent republic and protectorate. The historical experience of the English revolution of the mid-17th century is important, given the study of the possible and the impossible, alternatives between a personalist and representative government, a monarchy and a republic, the power of an oligarchic or military minority and popular sovereignty, contradictions between religious form and political content, the good aspirations of the people. Collective subjects of social dynamics and the negative consequences of their implementation. Based on the study of extensive material, conclusions were drawn that: 1) throughout the entire period of the revolution, that is, from 1640 to 1660, various political and legal ideas collided and competed with each other in the public space and mass consciousness of the British, ranging from official receptions of absolutism and ending with the original concepts of the republic and the people’s 2) conflicting social and cultural communities proposed antagonistic concepts of power, legitimacy and the public good; 3) the political ideas of the conflicting parties were expressed mainly in the language of the Bible, which was the main source of meanings; 4) common law lawyers played a huge role in curbing anarchy and revolutionary chaos.

The article argues that belonging to destructive subcultures is an important risk factor for adolescents’ problem behavior. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that participation in online space represents a significant aspect of teenagers’ involvement in extremist and terrorist movements. The author has attempted a systematic review of the role of the Internet and social networks in the violent radicalization of adolescents, outlined ways to prevent extremism in adolescents and intervene in violent radicalization. The purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between extremist adolescent subcultures and the use of the Internet, and to examine the role of various factors in introducing adolescents to destructive subcultures on the Internet. As research methods, quantitative and qualitative types of analysis of adolescent behavior were used to identify the reasons for their involvement in destructive subcultures on the Internet, and a systematic review of scientific publications related to risk factors contributing to deviant behavior among adolescents was performed. The author concludes that the importance of ideology for adolescents follows, rather than precedes, entry into extremist subcultures. Joining a group is part of grouping, which is especially significant during adolescence. Preventive actions that start within the family are one solution to keep adolescents away from criminal acts. State programs of social orientation of adolescents and their positive empowerment are also necessary.

This article analyzes the process of formation of civic guidelines of social competence of the younger generation on the example of the Russian Schoolchildren’s Movement (RSM). The materials of a qualitative research conducted on the basis of the St. Petersburg branch of RSM in 2022 are presented, in the course of which the practices related to civic education of young St. Petersburg residents were investigated in detail. The significant role of RSM in the process of educating future citizens of the Russian Federation is shown. It is emphasized that, despite the presence of shortcomings and “birth traumas” in its activities, RSM successfully creates new forms of representation of civic guidelines in the context of the formation of social competence of the younger generation, as well as provides participants with a wide range of directions and types of activities. The author also made a conclusion about the dominance of models based on the value of patriotism among the civic orientations of social competence in RSM activities, as well as about the prevalence of representations of patriotism inextricably linked to military themes, especially the events of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. At the same time, the tendencies of “fatigue” from the above narratives have been identified, which may indicate the need to search for new forms of representation of civic values in the context of the formation of social competence of the younger generation.

The article analyzes the sociodynamics of student youth competences, in particular future lawyers, in the sphere of information technologies and security of network behavior in the conditions of activation of destructive network influences during the special military operation of Russia on the territory of Ukraine. The relevant competencies of students were analyzed in the framework of systematic, purposeful mastering of them according to the results of the entrance and final questionnaire in the form of self-analysis. In the process of the research the following tasks were solved: (1) study of the sociodynamics of network behavior of young users, their knowledge, competencies, attitudes, specific actions and deeds that affect the physical and psychological state in the conditions of interaction in the virtual environment and the use of digital technologies; (2) analyzing the knowledge about the risks of destructive effects of using various Internet resources and content, studying their readiness to counteract negative network influence in modern conditions; (3) analyzing the correlation of the obtained data with the analytics published on the Internet in 2020–2022 based on the results of sociological surveys on similar topics.

As the surveys have shown, in order to form safe online behavior of young people on the Internet, minimize the risks of destructive network influence, and ensure information security, it is important to initially and systematically instill the skills of competent online behavior in children, adolescents and young users at all stages of their development and education. It is necessary to teach them to correctly define the boundaries of reliability and misinformation, to ensure the mastery of knowledge about the basics of information security, to form and consolidate skills and competencies to apply the acquired knowledge, including critical thinking, and to counteract destructive network influences. These tasks are especially relevant in the current socio-political environment of special military operation and intensification of information warfare.

The article is devoted to the analysis of victimological features of crimes against property. Such crimes as theft, fraud, robbery, robbery are studied. Special attention is paid to victims of fraud committed remotely with the use of information and telecommunication technologies. The peculiarities of victims’ behavior became the basis of the research, since it is the behavior of a person that concentrates all the main factors forming his personality (social, demographic, biological, etc.). The behavior of a potential victim can be corrected to a greater extent. Therefore, the obtained data will undoubtedly help to develop and implement the most effective measures of victimological prevention and prevention of crimes against property.

The article studies topical issues related to ensuring road safety in cases regulated by part 2 of article 12.8 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences (CAO RF). The author suggests possible ways to optimize the content of the legal norm in order to solve controversial issues in the modern Russian legislation on administrative offences and improve the quality of proceedings on cases of administrative offences. Actual legal problems of execution of punishments in cases of violations of traffic rules, in particular execution of administrative punishments in Russia have been studied.

This study analyzes the main intermediate results of the development of the Union State of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Actual problems are revealed, the prospects for further cooperation between the two countries under the sanctions policy of Western countries are assessed. The authors also made an attempt to determine the legal nature of the Treaty on the establishment of the Union State, its place among other forms of international associations.

The article is devoted to the study of control as a function of the state through the prism of linguistic constructions used in science and etymology of the term “control”. The authors consistently substantiate the position according to which control as a function of the state can be considered as a form of normatively fixed conscious and socially approved process of functioning and development of the system of state administration. In addition, control has specific features expressed in the need to maintain order and the implementation of regulatory actions performed by a special subsystem within the mechanism of the state, which is an organized and institutionalized system of a higher order. The hypothesis is argued that the peculiarity of the state control function lies in its separation into an independent direction of state activity in order to systematize legal practice in the framework of interaction “subject — object of control”, to identify the causes and conditions contributing to the deviation from the normatively established model of behavior, and to return to the mainstream of normatively envisaged, socially approved functioning. Control as a function of the state is aimed at improving the institutions of the state and out of state activity. At the same time, an effective system of control within the framework of public administration is based on the results of legal practice.

The article characterizes the peculiarities of contesting debtor’s transactions in bankruptcy proceedings in comparison with the general procedure of contesting transactions. The author considers the peculiarities of separate elements of the legal mechanism of challenging transactions, highlights the discussion issues. The conclusion is made that the differences of contestation of transactions of the debtor in bankruptcy from contestation of transactions within the framework of the general order are conditioned by the specificity of public relations, formed in the sphere of application of norms of the Federal Law of 26 October 2002 № 127-FZ “On insolvency (bankruptcy)”, and the necessity of solving the task of satisfying the interests of creditors.

Given the large number of crimes involving illegal entry into the home, it seems relevant to consider the application of the qualifying feature “illegal entry into the home” in such crimes as theft, robbery, robbery. The purpose of the study is to analyze judicial practice and scientific literature to establish how the application of the qualifying feature “illegal entry into the home” in a number of crimes (in the commission of theft, robbery, robbery) occurs. The author used the methods of analysis and synthesis. As a result of the study it was found that the courts, when applying the qualifying feature “illegal entry into the home” in such crimes as theft, robbery, robbery, pay attention to the initial intent to commit a crime involving illegal entry into the home. Scientific novelty consists in the fact that the error in the qualification of the crime by the bodies of preliminary investigation is revealed. It is important for the law enforcer to determine the initial intent to commit a crime associated with illegal entry into a dwelling in order to qualify the act as theft (robbery, robbery) with illegal entry into a dwelling. In the author’s opinion, despite the fact that the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation contains the concepts of “dwelling”, “storage” and “premises” fixed by law, in practice there may be problems associated with the delimitation of these concepts. To avoid this situation, according to the author’s position, the state should pay more attention to the issue of advanced training of preliminary investigation officers (including seminars).

The article studies problematic theoretical issues of application of the criminal law in case of presence of circumstances aggravating punishment in case of destruction or damage of military burial places, as well as monuments, steles, obelisks, other memorial structures or objects perpetuating the memory of those who died in defense of the Fatherland or its interests or dedicated to the days of military glory of Russia, according to article 2434 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (CC RF). In particular, the most common circumstances aggravating punishment in committing an act under article 2434 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are investigated, namely: in cases of recidivism of crimes, occurrence of grave consequences, committing a crime during mobilization. The author applied the methods of statistical, systemic and comparative legal analysis, formal logic. It is argued that the recognition of recidivism of a crime does not affect the social danger of a deed, but this circumstance should be taken into account in penalization for the appointment of fair punishment based on the personality of the offender. The author’s classification of grave consequences to be taken into account in the case of committing an offense under Art. 2434 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is proposed. A number of aspects of such a circumstance aggravating punishment as committing a crime during mobilization, especially in relation to negligent crimes, are criticized. The author concludes that it is justified to take into account the commission of a crime during mobilization in relation to article 2434 of the Criminal Code of the RF. This will have a positive impact on the practice of imposing criminal punishment for a crime against the historical memory of those who died in defense of the Fatherland, especially since the purpose of imposing a just punishment — including the prevention of committing socially dangerous acts.