The study analyzes the problems of ensuring the legitimacy of power in the Russian Federation at the regional level. A description of the features of the legitimacy of power at the level of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of informatization of society is presented. The main threats to the legitimacy of power in the context of informatization and globalization are described. The problem of ensuring the legitimacy of power at the regional level of the Russian Federation in the context of globalization, digital transformation, and informatization of society is justified. Manifestation of this problem on the basis of scientific research and strategic planning documents is described. The problem of dependence of the legitimacy of the regional authorities on the level of citizens’ confidence in the federal government was analyzed. Methodological problems have been identifi ed in the fi eld of studying the legitimacy of power. According to the materials of the sociological survey, the type of legitimacy of the authorities in the perception of citizens of the Russian Federation living in the territory of the subjects of the North-West Federal District was revealed. A description of the perception of power at the regional level of the Russian Federation is given (on the example of the subjects of the North-West Federal District). The relationship between the legitimacy and legality of power, the peculiarities of the perception of this relationship by citizens of the Russian Federation living in the territory of the subjects of the North-West Federal District were revealed. The results of a sociological study of the dominant type of legitimacy in the regions of the Northwestern Federal District are presented. The distribution of residents of the regions of the North-West Federal District was revealed on the basis of attitudes towards the legitimacy of the authorities. The perception of the legitimacy of power in the history of Russia is described, including the perception of the legality of the change of power in history. Based on the correlation analysis, the impact of urbanization and informatization factors on the perception of the legitimacy of power by citizens living in the regions of the Northwestern Federal District was analyzed. Possible directions for ensuring the legitimacy of the regional authorities are described.