State youth policy as an instrument of interaction between the state and youth
State youth policy is becoming one of the priorities of the state today. It is an effective tool in the process of interaction between the state and youth. For the stable functioning and phased development, the state needs to build horizontal relationships with civil society, and with youth. The tool for the development of such relationships is adaptive and differentiated state youth policy. Indeed, an effective youth policy requires from all its participants systematic involvement in sociopolitical processes, an increase in the participation of youth in the activities of non-profit organizations, and in government bodies. Youth non-profit organizations are an integral part of state youth policy, having a cyclical nature of interaction. Youth non-profit organizations, through their activities, projects and programs, shape the state youth policy, while youth NPOs are also executors of a number of areas of state youth policy. Since 2015, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs has been monitoring the constituent entities of the Russian Federation regarding the implementation of the state youth policy based on the rating through the implementation of a system of key indicators. It is worth noting that a large role in the system of key indicators, and as a result, in the degree of implementation of state youth policy in the regions, is played by projects implemented by the nonprofit sector.