SOCIO-POLITICAL MEANING AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AMNESTY IN MODERN RUSSIA Zelentsov Alexey Alexandrovich, PhD at law. <...> Place of employment: Ufa law institute of MIA Russia. <...> E-mail: Zelalex2000@mail.ru Kolomiichenko Elena Victorovna, PhD at law, associate professor. <...> Place of employment: Ufa law institute of MIA Russia. <...> E-mail: madam-koko@mail.ru 164 Annotation Task – analyze the effectiveness of the amnesty, to identify problems in the implementation of the socialization of released prisoners. <...> Model – as used research methods should be noted general and specific research methods, including historical and legal, system-legal and other systemic analysis of the phenomena studied and the results, the method of specific case studies. <...> The basis of the study were scientific works in the field of criminology, criminal law, public statistics, analytical materials. <...> Conclusions – projects acts of amnesty must be widely publicized, revolves around them educational work with the population and prisoners. <...> Without this condition, it is difficult to maximize the effectiveness of social influence in the liberated, monitoring them properly and in a timely manner to form public opinion. <...> Research/the possibility of subsequent use of the results of scientific work – study focuses on the analysis of the effectiveness of amnesty in modern Russia / results can be used in the implementation of amnesties, the various social services and commissions. <...> Practical significance – positions and conclusions of the study may contribute to increased attention to the issues identified, the effectiveness of socialization amnestied. <...> Originality/value – prepared scientific article contains discussion questions and addressed to all who are interested in an amnesty in the shaping and implementation of the state policy of the Russian Federation. <...> Keywords: amnesty, amnesty acts, release from serving a sentence, release from criminal liability, criminal policy of the state. ( . <...>