The modern Russian state, like many other countries, is going through a rather difficult period associated with overcoming and preventing crisis phenomena in the economy, politics, and international relations. Against the backdrop of the measures taken, it is becoming increasingly clear that one of the key factors determining the effectiveness of solving current and long-term tasks in the development of innovative technologies, entrepreneurship, science, education, strengthening sovereignty and national security is the level of freedom, consciousness and activity of citizens. Their interested involvement in the processes of economic, political, cultural development of society, the ability and willingness to initiate new forms and methods of activity, new models of relationships - this is the largely hidden potential that Russian society and the state have. The urgent scientific and practical task is to make this potential a real factor in socio-economic, spiritual, political and legal life.