Economic security of the Russian Federation in the light of criminalization of economic relations

One of the most pressing issues of ensuring Russia’s national security is the strengthening of its economic component, that is, economic security. The level of economic development of the state depends not only on the well-being of citizens within the state, but also on the stable position of the state in the international arena. The purpose of the research is to consider economic security in the context of national security, as well as to determine the factor of the negative impact of criminalization of the economy as one of the leading threats to the economic security of the state through the use of general logical, empirical and theoretical research methods. It is noted that the complexity of modern relations between countries and disrupted economic and political cooperation lead to the fact that in the context of the sanctions policy against the Russian Federation, issues related to ensuring economic security in the context of stabilization and protection of national interests are being actualized. The importance of this component is emphasized by the fact that the development and maintenance of other spheres – social, moral and spiritual, political, etc. depends on the level of ensuring economic security. In this regard, ensuring economic security is one of the main activities of the state. Also, the leading threat to economic security is the large-scale criminalization of the economy, where the shadow sector, the corruption component, the deformation of the budgetary sphere and other negative processes significantly harm the country’s security in the socio-economic plane. The components of economic security, indicators and the place of economic security in the national security system of the Russian Federation are analyzed. It is emphasized that the criminalization of the economic sphere has a destructive effect on the security of the state and the welfare of society.