The textbook reveals the issues of theory and practice of local self—government - the grassroots level of public power in the Russian Federation, ensuring the implementation of civil rights in the most important areas of human existence. The legal, territorial, functional, organizational and economic foundations of this institute are analyzed. Special attention is focused on the powers of local self-government bodies, the practical side of their direct activities, as well as controversial provisions of Russian legislation, the norms of which regulate various aspects of self-government relations in our country. The fifth edition takes into account the latest changes in municipal legislation, reveals the practical aspects of the activities of local self-government bodies in various spheres of municipal economy. For students, postgraduates, university professors, state and municipal employees, as well as for anyone interested in municipal issues.