In the thesis the theoretical and methodological bases of research of mechanisms of regulation of land relations in the conditions of crisis were revealed, the state regulation of land relations was characterized as purposeful coordination and organizing influence on processes of formation of land relations for bringing them in accordance with certain patterns of development of the state land sphere, function role of the state in the field of regulation of land relations in a crisis was revealed as a structural condition for balancing the stability of the land market; technological principles of its functioning were systematized; the determination between the active role of the state in the context of the formation of land relations and ensuring the competitive potential of the agricultural sector of the state was established, which directly depends on the level of development of the land market; strategic and technological role of the state in the processes of localization and spread of the crisis was specified, including: defining goals and time limits for crisis forecasting, understanding the causes, essence and its nature, studying the external factors of the development of future crisis; developing ways out of the crisis.
The state regulation of land relations in the crisis was characterized as a structural element of land market development, which includes a set of interrelated goals, objectives, principles and functions of the state, as a result of their introduction effective, rational, socially and environmentally oriented land use is formed and functioned.
The methodology of studying the land market in the crisis was researched as a strategic object of socio-economic and political development of the state, which forms the latest attitude to land as a valuable tool for the formation of civilized economic relations. Optimization directions of land relations regulation in the conditions of crisis challenges were elaborated, among them: creation of a system of guaranteeing land ownership rights and land market infrastructure. The systematization of the principles was carried out that establish the Gnostic construction of the methodology of state regulation of land relations.
Key words: land, land relations, land sphere, land market, state, public administration, state regulation of the land relations market, crisis, crisis situations, socio-economic development of the state.