Examined are features of professional burnout of specialists in the field of state youth policy in the Kurgan region. The paper presents results of the diagnosis of professional burnout on three subscales, i.e. “emotional exhaustion”, “depersonalization”, and “reduction of personal achievements”. Presented is comparative analysis of severity of the level of professional burnout by gender. Reasons for development of professional burnout among experienced and young professionals are identified. Recommendations for prevention of professional burnout syndrome of personnel working with young people are proposed.

Presented is examining of the problem of formation and development of legal culture in the youth midst. The article is devoted to the study of formation questions of legal culture of students. Research in development of legal culture of student youth was conducted on the base of Kurgan state university. In the course of questionnaire of student youth of the university the authors elaborate existing problems, solution of which, they stated, could significantly and positively activate the process of formation of legal culture in that midst.