Comparative analysis of the Strategy for Countering Extremism until 2025 and the draft Strategy for Countering Extremism for the period 2025–2036 in the Russian Federation

A comparative analysis of two strategic documents’ provisions in the countering extremism field in the Russian Federation is presented: the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 29, 2020 “On approval of the Strategy for countering extremism in the Russian Federation until 2025” and the draft of the new "Strategy for countering extremism in the Russian Federation for the period 2025–2036”. The purpose of the study is to determine the trends in state policy in the countering extremism field by analyzing the Strategy provisions for Countering Extremism until 2025 and the draft Strategy for Countering Extremism until 2036. The spread of extremist ideas acts as a serious threat to the Russian society’s development. To determine the state’s activities’ directions, it is necessary to analyze the basic documents of strategic purpose. As research methods, the following are defined: general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, system method) and private scientific methods: statistical and comparative legal.