The Role of Ecological Legal Awareness in the Formation of Ecological Culture of the Russian Population

Aim. Determination of the main tools for the formation of ecological culture among the population of Russia and the dependence of the process of development of ecological culture on the growth of legal awareness.

Methodology. To achieve this goal, an analysis of the content of environmental and legal culture, as well as legal awareness, their relationship and influence was carried out. The main research methods were: the method of interdisciplinary analysis of Russian and foreign scientific literature, generalization, systematization, analogy, as well as the method of legal modeling.

Results. It is shown that ecological culture includes such elements as: spiritual and moral values, a high level of knowledge of law and environmental problems and a willingness to put their knowledge into practice. Legal culture is an emotional perception of the law, a willingness to consciously act in accordance with legal regulations, to participate in legal life, to raise one’s own legal awareness. Thus, the indicator of legal culture is the level of legal awareness, which, in turn, directly affects the formation of ecological culture. The development of legal awareness, on the one hand, ensures greater public confidence in the projects and programs implemented by the authorities, in the law enforcement practice of officials. On the other hand, citizens are more responsible about the environment, more willing to comply with environmental legislation and are active in protecting the environment.

Research implications. Research implications consists in identifying important tools for the implementation of the constitutional norm on the education of the ecological culture of the inhabitants of the Russian Federation, which should become the basis for the development of state policy in the area under consideration, along with the inclusion of environmental-oriented subjects (modules) in educational standards.

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