The article discusses the results of the analysis covering the current state of the external business environment of metallurgical enterprises and the level of digitalization of significant metallurgical leaders in Russia. Based on them, the authors examined the possibilities and risks that are associated with the
digitalization of the metallurgical industry, as well as their effects on the competitive ability of such industry in Russia in general. The general analysis of the metallurgical industry portrays the economic and political
instability caused by supply chain disruption, anti-Russian sanctions, the downturn driven by the coronavirus pandemic and general geopolitical tension that has been dictating the performance of metallurgical enterprises
for a long period and thus affects their sustainable development. The authors analyzed findings of the SWOT analysis of metallurgical enterprises, using Severstal PJSC as an example, and developed strategic reactions that serve as the foundation for the development of the digitalization strategy of the metallurgical industry. In addition, the evaluation of the connection between the level of digitalization of metallurgical enterprises’ performance and their profitability demonstrates that there is a direct connection. The level of
digitalization of business processes of a metallurgical enterprise has a direct impact on its competitive ability, implying the necessity to establish a set of strategic reactions that make it possible to develop a strategy for digitalization of metallurgical enterprises’ business processes. This strategy helps increase their performance and minimize risks, resulting in an increase in the efficiency and competitive ability of the Russian metallurgical industry on the global market. The evaluation of the efficiency of the digitalization strategy proposed reveals that its successful implementation contributes to a significant increase in the metallurgical enterprises’ profitability.

The authors attempt to study certain aspects of youth policy staffing in the municipal bodies of the Pskov Region. Specifically, the authors conducted the comparative analysis of the youth policy structures in municipalities of the Pskov and Novgorod Regions and interviewed youth policy workers at the
municipal level in the Pskov Region. The questionnaire was conducted via the Yandex-form. 26 youth workers from all the Pskov Region municipal bodies participated in the questionnaire. They were offered to evaluate the level of their expertise according to the list of knowledge and skills in compliance with the professional standard “Youth Worker”. The findings obtained via questionnaire revealed the lack of knowledge and skills among youth workers and the necessity in developing professional competencies. These results were
used to design an advanced training programs for continuing professional education institutions.

Strategic planning is being implemented, and regulatory and legal, methodological documents are being developed in order to provide the balanced and sustainable long-term development of all the territories and economic sectors of the Russian Federation under various challenges and deterrents, and to ensure that these processes are systematic and sustainable in all of the country’s constituent entities and municipalities. A methodological manual (some kind of a Model Strategy for Social and Economic Development of Municipalities) containing general recommendations on the content and order of strategic planning is to be
compiled in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ‒ Ugra in order to provide a systematic and scientific substantiation of the processes of municipal strategy development and renewal. The subject of the study is the processes of strategic planning of municipalities, and the object of the study is the content, algorithms and methods recommended for establishing strategic plans for the development of municipalities in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ‒ Ugra.

The article studies the issue of business intelligence and BI systems for business analysis of corporate companies using retail trade networks as an example. The study analyzes approaches to defining the concepts of business intelligence and BI system. It is determined that the concept of business intelligence is rapidly evolving, and the terminology has not been formed yet. The study aims to identify the features and capabilities of business intelligence in retail corporate governance, which requires theoretical analysis
and generalization of scientific research. The analysis of systemic and structural approach to the definition of business intelligence allows it to be viewed as a mechanism that manages the alignment of a company’s activity with its strategic goals and internal business processes, while BI systems serve as its tool. The scientific novelty of the study consists of the clarification of the business intelligence concept and the identification of its functions and capabilities in retail. Based on the analysis of features of retail trade development in Russia, the authors determine the problems of retail trade networks that can be solved with business intel ligence, systemize retailers’ necessities in terms of business intelligence and the capabilities of BI system that allow meeting these necessities.

A technique has been developed for obtaining data on the financial and economic state of enterprises of a given corporation, conducting their analysis and establishing corporate financial management strategies using mathematical models, numerical methods, and artificial intelligence programs. The technique has been tested on the example of management strategies selection for enterprises of the Abrau-Durso Group, using the recommender program of the IGLA decision support system.

There is an increasing focus on climate change and environmental issues due to the rapid growth in fossil energy consumption driven by technological advances. Industrial enterprises are majorly responsible for various emissions, necessitating research into the business environmental liability. The subject of the study is the principles of environmentally friendly supply chain management in manufacturing companies. The study aims to determine the role of green supply chain in transition to a circular economy and to develop a management model for them. Thus, the following problems must be addressed: 1) exploring the conceptual relationship between the circular and green economies; 2) defining the essence of the term green supply chain management; 3) reviewing the existing practices for managing green supply
chain at enterprises and identifying the key ones. In the course of the study, methods of theoretical analysis, synthesis, as well as scientific abstraction
and generalization are used. Based on the findings of studying Russian and foreign scientific literature, as well as the non-financial reporting of domestic manufacturing companies, the most efficient practices for managing green supply chain at enterprises are identified, as well as their role in the transition to a circular economy.

With increased competition affecting various markets (from global to local), business entities pay close attention to their competitive ability versus other market participants. It is critical to redefine competitive ability for companies providing tourist services, considering rapidly changing external conditions
and the use of new technologies such as digital.

Foreign trade of a mono-export region is mainly determined by the export and import of goods and services provided by large enterprises located on its territory, which determine its economic growth and development. At the same time, the export strategy of enterprises in a mono-export region is heavily influenced by the region’s foreign economic activity development strategy. The study aims to identify the strategies of foreign economic activity of mono-exporting Russian regions using the ABC method to identify the geographical component of the export strategy of their large enterprises. As a result of the study, mono-export regions with exceeding 50 % export share in a particular industry were identified; the dependence of geographical component of the export strategy on its geographical location in Russia was
determined. Moreover, it is strategically necessary for each mono-export region and its enterprises, to maintain and improve foreign trade relations with their potential partner countries.

The study aims to identify the connection between politics and law and the effect of such connection on social and legal reality, including the state and efficacy of criminal policy. The author aims at updating theoretical provisions about the state and law and concepts of legal understanding to determine
the discourse of political and legal reality that provides certain properties of law and law enforcement in the battle against crime. The author expands upon this connection using general scientific (analysis, synthesis, comparison) and specific scientific (axiological, historical, sociological, and special legal) methods of scientific knowledge, which allow examining the general and special value content of law and politics. The influence of politics on law can affect the fundamental principles of the law nature. It may lead to a number of unfavorable consequences in the battle against crime, starting from the ineffectiveness of special criminal and criminal legal measures that control the criminalization of society to a state threatening society, which can be defined as the “disbandment” of law. The main issue of modern domestic criminal policy is political opportunism of the law, which is characterized by legislative instability and multidirectional vectors in crime-fighting strategy and tactics. Thus, it endangers the well-being and security of citizens, society, and the state. Legal and political ideas must have a common value content that links law and politics with dialectical unity. In a democratic state governed by the rule of law, law, in its integrative understanding, should be the basis for politics in general and criminal policy in particular.

The subject of the study is social relations in the protection of an individual, the basics of constitutionality, and the security of the state. The study aims to examine the legal content of extremist motives. The objectives of the study are the following: reading of act attributes in classification of crimes committed to ignite social, racial, national, or religious discord or hatred against any social group. Methods used in the article include studying academic lawyers’ opinions on the issue and selecting and analyzing case materials. At the moment, it is difficult to provide a clear legal criterion for delimitation of positive and negative motives in classifying acts of the perpetrator under regulations with extremist motives. The law enforcer is responsible for resolving this problem by determining the content and legal value of given motives in each specific case during the investigation of a criminal case and legal proceedings. The Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has issuee the directives that propose to establish approximate criteria for distinguishing the motives of political, ideological, racial, national, or religious hatred or enmity, or hatred or enmity in relation to any social group according to a positive and/or negative orientation as applied to socially significant values. Based on the analysis of scientists’ viewpoints and judicial practice, a formalistic approach used by the law enforcer in classifying crimes with extremist motives is identified, which does not reflect the real content of acts in this category. The author substantiates that it is not recommended to classify all crimes against an individual or the security of the state for extremist reasons, despite their direct presence.

The article is devoted to studying the new law. Since 2023, if an individual subjected to a tax audit has committed a tax crime, such individual is to be notified via the final decision on the institution of a criminal case, based on the case files provided, by the investigating authorities should the individual fail to pay for his tax arrears. The subject of the study is the legal regulations stated in Article 101, Item 8, Paragraph 5 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. The article aims to study the new law’s content and its place in the tax law system. The objectives of the study include determining the new law’s legal content, justifying the value of guilt based on industry nature, as well as the incorporation of the new law’s findings into a tax audit report, and the establishment of the general public whose interests might be involved in relation to the new law implementation. The methodological basis of the study is dialectics. The main research methods used include a comparative and legal analysis, a historical and legal analysis, and an analysis of the text’s content. In the course of the study, it was determined that the new law does not comply with the provisions of Articles 32 and 69 of the Tax Code, which creates challenges in its implementation. Moreover, the importance of considering the general public rights and the content of Article 101, Item 14 of the Tax Code and the differences in regulating guilt between Article 110 of the Tax Code and Articles 24‒26 of the Criminal Code is substantiated. At last, the author specifies grounds for release from criminal liability and proposes an approximate algorithm for verifying tax audit results in order to determine tax crime evidence. The study is novel and unique as it uses a systemic approach for studying the object.

The study aims to examine the main issues in managing the employment of convicted women serving sentences in places of confinement, as promoting respect for labor among convicts is an important factor in their social adaptation. The main objectives of the article include examining the issue
of convicts’ motivation to work, emphasizing the main issues of employment for women sentenced to imprisonment, and studying foreign practices in managing convicts labor, with several states as examples. Methods of empirical (comparative analysis) and theoretical research (analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction) are used as scientific research methods. As a result of the study, the authors propose solutions to the identified problems in managing labor of convicted women, such as expanding the list of professions, including creative activities, that can be mastered by convicted women, while being in demand and promising in the labor market at present. Labor for convicted women allows for both the improvement of their confinement conditions, resocialization of convicts and mastery of their personal and professional qualities, which make it possible to earn money
on their own.

The article analyzes and evaluates the current legal regulation of monitoring in the strategic planning system. The methodological strategy of the article is a synthesis of general scientific methods andspecial private law methods. The author identifies institutionalization signs of the monitoring in the strategic planning system and lists the factors that impede such institutionalization. It is concluded that a shift in the legislative approach to monitoring is necessary. Monitoring should be an effective tool for strategic planning and increasing public trust in government. The author proposes ways to improve the legal regulation of monitoring in the strategic planning system.