Abstract
The relevance of the research topic lies in the special role of youth in modern society. The authors pose the problem of understanding and approaches to the study of youth policy in Russia. The article examines the features of youth policy in the context of modern social transformations, highlights its main components. Based on the analysis of normative acts and special literature on youth policy of the Russian Federation, the basic principles of building this important direction of state policy of our country are formulated. A fairly in-depth analysis of the legislation on youth has been carried out, showing all the complexities and features of youth policy in the modern legal, social and economic field. Special attention is paid to the reconstruction of the logic of the development of the youth policy of the Russian Federation on the basis of implemented youth support programs in modern conditions.