The Socializing Function of Legal Propaganda in Contemporary Russia

Modern state propaganda is aimed at achieving goals that are significant for the state and society, and is characterized by consolidating potential. The present stage of changes in the sphere of legal regulation of propaganda is marked by the importance of the socializing function of propaganda, which has found normative consolidation. The socializing value of propaganda is associated with the legitimization of moral norms, and there are many examples of this in the legislation in force after the constitutional changes in 2020. The attention of the legislator was given to the jurisdictional prohibition of propaganda of non-procreation, the introduction of propaganda of traditional family values, etc. Such transformations in the sphere of propaganda regulation will continue to be observed in Russian law due to social conditionality, social demand of society and potential. Not only antisocial behavior is actively regulated, but also socially significant behavior, which has led to the legal regulation of creative propaganda reflecting the new goals and aspirations of the state, influencing, among other things, the formation of national identity and the creation of conditions for the unity of the people, aimed at ensuring the national security of the country.

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