Free provision of private ownership of land plots in Russia and the republics of the former USSR as one of the functions of the welfare state

Abstract

The article analyzes the main features and elements of the social state. It is noted that along with the presence of social budget expenditures, its other equally important manifestation is the creation of conditions for the self-realization of citizens, the formation in the state of a complex system of economic and social institutions that allow achieving this goal. Moving towards such a goal means moving away from the classical formulation of equality of citizens, since it involves a number of additional measures to support individual citizens or their associations in order to reduce the level of social tension in a particular society and reduce poverty. In this regard, the author analyzes the issues of the implementation of this second group of social functions of the state on the example of the grounds for the free provision of land plots to private ownership from public lands. It is noted that such procedures exist in Russia and the republics of the former USSR, however, the grounds and procedure for granting such lands have a number of significant differences due to historical, economic and other reasons