RUDN Journal of LawRUDN Journal of Law2313-23372408-9001Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)5566Review ArticleLegal groundwork for the protection function of the Russian Federation at the turn of XXI century. Brief surveyNovakY IThe Department of Theory States and Lawnektonovak@rambler.ruAstrakhan State University150320123142307092016Copyright © 2016, Legal Science2016The paper gives a brief analysis of the Russian legislation regulating the State activities in the field of defense and the performance of active dutyegulatory legal actfederal actEdict of the President of the Russian Federationmilitary doctrinedefence of countrymilitary serviceRegulation on the arrangements of performance of active dutystatus of servicemenнормативный правовой актфедеральный законуказ Президента Российской Федерациивоенная доктринаоборона странывоенная службаположение о порядке прохождения военной службыстатус военнослужащего