In 2020, as a result of the Reform, the rule of law on mutual trust between the State and the people was enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, while the instrument for determining such trust, the frequency of its assessment, as well as issues of regulation and development of trust remain undisclosed. In conducting this research, the author aimed to examine the process of the emergence and development of the phenomenon of «trust» from the Soviet period to the present day, to conduct a comparative legal analysis of Soviet, foreign and modern Russian legislation, to assess the impact of the institution of citizens’ appeals on increasing trust, to determine the role of citizens’ appeals in the process of forming mutual trust and in ensuring constitutional law and order. It is difficult to overestimate the role of citizens’ appeals in maintaining trust in public authorities and in ensuring constitutional law and order; the analysis of the array of citizens’ appeals will not only allow replacing public opinions necessary for assessing trust, but it is also able to provide their high-quality and free replacement, with a wide involvement of citizens. The paper highlights a special role of the institution of citizens’ appeals in preventing protest moods, the relationship of trust with faith in God, as well as the ability of trust to neutralize the imperfection of legislation.
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S. P. Stepkin (2023) studied this question.