Problems and Stages of Legal Science and Education Development in Russia

In the article attention is focused on the study of the problem of the formation of legal science and education in various chronological periods of the existence of the Russian state. State figures, Russian and foreign thinkers, and legal scholars whose contribution to Russian jurisprudence is the most significant are highlighted. It is revealed that the formation and development of theoretical jurisprudence was caused by the needs of society and the state in fair law, as well as the need to systematize the current legislation. The conclusion of the authors is that the formation of legal education in Russia was actively promoted by the state authorities, which contributed to the publication of the first textbooks and manuals on civil and criminal laws; the opening of schools, gymnasiums, and universities. The authors of the article outline that activities of these special educational institutions were of great importance for the formation of the system of legal science and education, on the basis of which there were scientific schools and directions that were developed in the Soviet period and at the present stage. It is mentioned that gradually, the methodological tools were updated and legal education was reformed. After the collapse of the USSR, there were serious changes in it and a kind of Renaissance came. The authors come to the conclusion that currently legal education is designed as an open system that is ready to accept the positive experience of foreign countries and is capable of self-improvement.