Crimes against the foundations of the political system of Russia: criminal, legal and criminological aspects

Subject of the research: the dissertation research of Andrey Aleksandrovich Degterev on the theme «Criminal-legal and criminological problems of counteraction to crimes against the foundations of the political system of Russia», submitted for the degree of Doctor of Laws on the specialty 5.1.4 – criminal-legal sciences (legal sciences). Purpose of research: to evaluate the submitted research for compliance with the requirements for scientific qualification works of this type. Methods and objects of research: in the process of studying the dissertation research of A. A. Degterev various methods of scientific cognition were used, namely: dialectical, formal-logical, system-structural, analysis, synthesis and others. Research findings: the dissertation prepared by A. A. Degterev is a scientific qualification work, corresponding to the requirements established by the Regulations on the awarding of scientific degrees from September 24, 2013 № 842, distinguished by scientific novelty, containing the development of theoretical provisions, the totality of which can be qualified as a scientific achievement that has an important theoretical and practical significance for the science of criminal law, criminal legislation and the practice of its application, as well as the science of criminology. On this basis, the Dissertation Council 75.2. 047.01, established on the basis of the Russian Academy of Advocacy and Notariate, on October 11, 2023 decided to award A. A. Degterev the degree of Doctor of Laws in the specialty 5.1.4 – criminal and legal sciences (legal sciences). The article is a review of the thesis of the official opponent, in which the main provisions of A. A. Degterev's thesis are analyzed.