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This study aims to identify the intra-system problems and determine the prospects for their solution by influencing the managerial factors, with the ultimate goal of improving consumer cooperation activities in Russia. As a result, the study has proved that the intra-system problems are the main obstacles to the development of consumer cooperation in Russia. These problems include: (1) incomplete transparency of the national budget; (2) low efficiency and flexibility of the legislative framework; (3) strict state regulations; (4) inefficient dispute resolution legislation; (5) high corruption; (6) insufficient protection of property rights; (7) instability of state economic policy; (8) lack of the government responsiveness to changes; and (9) short-sighted government policies. On average, the favorability of intrasystem parameters of economic regulation in Russia is at 48.8 points (low score). To address the identified issues, the study proposes a set of three applied recommendations for influencing management factors and optimizing state management of consumer cooperation activities in Russia. These include improving the regulation of conflicts of interest in the activities of consumer cooperatives, popularizing stakeholder-oriented management, and expanding the participation of Russia in the International Co-operative Alliance.