Legal Nihilism as a Threat to the Russian State and Society

The article discusses current issues related to the legal consciousness and legal culture of Russian society at the present stage. The categories of legal consciousness and legal culture are highlighted as the basic forms of the social — political system, since they determine not only the level of knowledge about law and legal phenomena, but also form the legal, political maturity of the population. First of all, the problem of legal nihilism is touched upon, as a factor that destroys the level of trust to the legal and political system, forming a negative attitude of people towards the law, towards legal institutions and values. Legal nihilism is considered from the point of view of a negative component that creates a real threat not only to society, but also to the state as a whole. This article will also discuss the main measures and methods aimed at increasing the level of legal consciousness and legal culture of the Russian population, various ways to combat legal nihilism at the present stage Russian society and state.