THE CONCEPT AND THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF TERRORISM Kovlagina Darya Aleksandrovna, postgraduate student. <...> Place of study: Saratov state Academy of law. <...> E-mail: kov-darya@yandex.ru Annotation: The article analyses the existing legal concept of terrorism and argues the need to change it. <...> In addition, the author highlights the importance of creating a new concept of terrorism that reflects the current social, political and information level of the society. <...> Based on the analysis, the author defines the main distinctive features of terrorism that should be reflected in the new concept. <...> На основании проведенного анализа, автор выявляет существенные признаки терроризма, позволяющие определить содержание данного понятия! <...>