SPECIALISED TERMS IN THE LAW ON TOURISM OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

Our report is devoted to tourism terms – their definitions and characteristics presented in the Law on Tourism of the Russian Federation (Federal Law “On the Basis of Tourism Activities in the Russian Federation” of 24.11.1996 N 132-FZ in its current version after the changes of 19.12.2022). The Law is the main legislative document for the development of the industry in the Russian Federation and as such defines the principles of state policy aimed at creating a legal framework for a unified tourism market in Russia, contains the basic terminology of this sphere. The law itself has undergone numerous revisions, including with regard to the number of terms defined therein. There are 38 terms in the federal law, which are examined from the thematic, structural-vocabulary and etymological points of view.