local self-government,
municipal administration,
direct democracy,
territorial self-government,
local referendum
Abstract
The article is devoted to the problem of using the tools of direct democracy in local self-government in the Russian Federation. The author emphasizes the importance of direct involvement of citizens to participate in the management process at the municipal level. The article analyzes the most significant instruments of direct democracy provided for by the current Russian legislation and considers the prospects for the development of the institute of direct democracy in the field of local self-government.
