On the entrepreneurial legal capacity of public legal entities in Russia

This article is devoted to one of debatable issues– the possibility of classifying theRussian Federation, the subject of theRussian Federationand the municipality as subjects of entrepreneurial activity. Consideration of doctrinal positions, as well as the study of new forms of business activity allowed the author to draw the following conclusions. Actions performed by any public legal entity are solely aimed at ensuring public interests, which at first glance indicates that it is impossible to classify public legal entities as business entities. At the same time, the new forms of economic cooperation of the state, its subjects and municipalities with entrepreneurs that have appeared recently indicate that public formations can be a party to an entrepreneurial agreement. Such agreements are concluded by authorized bodies of public legal entities that represent public entities as property owners. Taking into account the nature of public legal education (this is a territorial structural and functional form of organization of a territorial public collective), the article concludes that the Russian Federation, its subjects and municipalities cannot directly carry out business activities, they carry out it indirectly through authorized bodies, and therefore, the state, its subjects and municipalities are indirect participants in business activities.

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