The textbook contains material on key issues in the history and theory of law and state; it examines the most important branches of Russian law - constitutional, civil, family, labor, criminal, etc. The main text of the textbook is supplemented by interesting facts, information, and documents. An extensive methodological apparatus includes topics for abstracts and discussion, the headings “This is interesting”, “Learning to protect our rights”, etc. At the end of the book there is a dictionary of legal concepts. The textbook is recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and is included in the Federal List.