RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)9078Research ArticleCivic Initiative As a Factor Of The Improvement Of The State And Municipal Management In The Russian FederationYagodkaN NThe Department of Comparative Politicsyagodkann89@mail.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia150320143475909092016Copyright © 2014,2014The article is devoted to the characteristics of the interaction between the authorities and civil society’s organizations in the Russian Federation. The role and the place of civic initiatives in the modern system of social and political relations are analyzed as well as the impact of the civic initiatives to the improvement of state and municipal management’s efficiency.governmentsocial organizationpolitical modernizationcivil societycivic initiativecivic positiondialoguestate and municipal managementгосударственная властьобщественная организацияполитическая модернизациягражданское обществогражданская инициативагражданская позициядиалоггосударственное и муниципальное управление