The article deals with the organizational structure, legal basis, forms and methods of state control in the period 1917-1991. Eight stages of control systems development in the USSR are distinguished, their peculiarities in connection with the political and economic situation in the country are analyzed. It is shown that the main dominant feature of numerous reorganizations of the system of state control in all periods was the desire for its universality, totality (spreading to all types and forms of state administration and economic activity) under the aegis of party bodies.
The problems of formation, development and modern state of state control in Russia in the post-Soviet period and its legal provision in accordance with the constitutional principle of separation of powers are considered. The following types of state control are distinguished and analyzed: presidential control, control of legislative, executive and judicial authorities. Special attention is given to the control functions of the Human Rights Ombudsman in the Russian Federation. The need to streamline the system of state control bodies, excluding duplication of functions and supported by an appropriate legal framework, is indicated.
