Pavel A. Filippov

The article examines and analyzes the scientific views of Professor Ninel Fedorovna Kuznetsova on the problem of the correlation of criminal and moral norms. Based on the works of N.F. Kuznetsova, being an outstanding representative of the criminological school of the Soviet period, the ideas dominating in the 60–70s of the twentieth century about the possibility of the complete eradication of crime in a socialist society, about the replacement of criminal law norms with moral norms are shown. Despite the fact that the works considered in the article were written during the existence of communist ideology, many of the provisions, conclusions and views of Prof. N.F. Kuznetsova are relevant at the present time. First of all, this concerns the issues of the correlation of moral norms and the norms of criminal law. The thesis on the characterization of the relationship between criminal law and morality as a harmonious and complementary interaction fully deserves support. The conclusions of the scientist about the reasons why certain acts are no longer considered criminal in a particular historical period have retained their relevance. First of all, this is due to significant socio-economic transformations in the society and the state, as well as to a decrease in the degree of public danger of individual crimes, their low prevalence and the absence of a tendency to increase their number