TOPICAL PROBLEMS EMERGING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Bayanov Artem Ernestovich, postgraduate student. <...> Place of study: Management academy of MIA Russia. <...> Victims take one of the central roles in the Russian criminal trial. <...> They are active participants at all stages of criminal proceedings. <...> Noteworthy, the practice shows that, despite the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the actual position of victims does not provide the opportunity to fully protect their rights and defend the legitimate interests while being involved in the criminal process. <...> Therefore, the aim of this work was with the basis on the analysis of the legal acts to identify the problems in ЭСО МЮrrОnЭ RЮЬЬian ХОРiЬХaЭion rОРarНinР viМЭiЦЬ’ riРСЭЬ, Эo systemize them into separate groups and to suggest the ways to overcome them. <...> The study of the issue was carried out by analyzing the legislation of the Russian Federation and ЭСО ЬМiОnЭiПiМ ХiЭОraЭЮrО ЬoЮrМОЬ in ЭСО ПiОХН oП viМЭiЦЬ’ riРСЭЬ. <...> The results of the work were the identiПiМaЭion oП probХОЦЬ rОРarНinР viМЭiЦЬ’ riРСЭЬ НЮrinР МriЦinal proceedings and the classification of these problems in three main groups: a) ЭСО probХОЦЬ аСiМС vioХaЭО viМЭiЦЬ’ riРСЭЬ аСiХО ПiХinР a report to the law enforcement agencies or initiating a criminal case and are conditioned by both the gaps in the criminal procedure law and the low effectiveness of the law enforcement activities; b) the problems which are related to pre-trial investigations; c) the problems which are connected with the compensation of monetary and moral damages to a victim. <...> The author also suggested the certain ways to solve the mentioned problems which would allow the Russian legislation to correspond to the fundamental principles of the proЭОМЭion anН rОЬЭoraЭion oП viМЭiЦЬ’ vioХaЭОН riРСЭЬ, ХibОrties and legitimate interests. <...> The solutions to the identified problems will allow to increase the level and quality in realiгaЭion oП viМЭiЦЬ’ riРСЭЬ НЮrinР Мriminal proceedings, which in turn will guarantee human rights and liberties as well as the supremacy of universal values inherent to the state of law. <...> This work can be useful for developing the measures aimed to remove the existing gaps and improvinР ЭСО RЮЬЬian ХОРiЬХaЭion in ЭСО ПiОХН oП viМЭiЦЬ’ rights. <...> Вместе с тем, необходимо отметить, что практика свидетельствует о <...>