The article is devoted to the analysis of the simplified procedure for admission to Russian citizenship. Its application in practice, its scope are closely connected with specific socio-economic conditions and the specifics of its different periods. Before 1917, the use of the simplified procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship was based mainly on an economic factor - attracting highly qualified foreigners to the country. In the first years of Soviet power, the most important factor was the return to the homeland of citizens, who had been outside as a result of the collapse of the Russian Empire and three revolutions. This is one of the reasons for the inclusion in the 1924, 1930, and 1931 Regulations on Soviet Citizenship of a position on the simplified procedure for admission to Soviet citizenship. Note that the 1938 Law on Citizenship of the USSR no longer contained such positions. Only the 2002 Law on Citizenship of the Russian Federation returns to the simplified procedure for admission to Russian citizenship. This was primarily due to the fact that more people were needed to address the enormous, highly complex challenges facing Russia, primarily in the economy. Subsequently, a large number of changes and additions were made to this act. This is a clear indication that this institution should fully reflect modern activities, is in constant development, in search, fixing new, optimal solutions. This is especially evident these days in the face of a huge threat looming over Russia aimed at the destruction of its economy, political system, everything Russian. The use of the simplified procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship in recent times was mainly associated with the adoption, establishment of new entities in the Russian Federation, relocation of forced migrants to Russia. The new Federal Law on citizenship of the Russian Federation adopted in April 2023 is based on the amendments made in 2020 to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of our country and the actual practice of migration policy in Russia. It reduced the number of requirements for persons admitted to Russian Federation citizenship, and expanded the range of persons eligible for its simplified acquisition