In modern domestic political science and sociology, the processes of politicization of youth associations are topical research problems in the socio - political structures of the state. In order to truly attract young people to participate in political processes at the institutional level, planning strategic tasks, they need to be interested today in public programs and state plans as an independent subject of the state. To do this, it is necessary to highlight the range of tasks related to youth problems, primarily social and political. Another important area in this vein is the political socialization of the younger generation, the formation of their respective qualities and skills of participation in relations between civil society and the highest political power. In this regard, the article is devoted to the study of the role of youth political parties in improving the social structure of civil society. It defines the concepts of “social structure of civil society”, “youth political party”, “functions of a youth political party” from a modern point of view. Young people are free in their ideological and political orientation; she, for the most part, is very patriotic and believes in the future of Russia. The authors also touch upon the problems of the political culture of youth. The mastery of political culture is, first of all, the process of an individual's entry into the political atmosphere, its focus on the use of political power in the interests of civil society. Based on the legal regulation of the activities of political parties, the article analyzes their fundamental functions, classification characteristics and features. The revealed main functions of political parties allowed to reveal the role of youth political parties in the social structure of civil society.
