Cultural-Historical Prerequisites of Formation of Orientation Towards Corruption in Consciousness and Ways of Its Overcoming

Abstract

The problem of combating corruption is one of the most important in Russia today. The counteraction includes all institutions of the civil society; however, the practice shows low efficiency. The author connects low productivity of anti-corruption measures with orientation of individual consciousness towards corruption, which has cultural and historical roots and is seen as the prejudice of public consciousness. The orientation towards corruption in consciousness is caused by presence of stereotypes of corruption behavior in national character, which is reflected not only in legal consciousness, but also in legal selfconsciousness; such orientation contributes to particular outlook tolerant towards corruption. The author considers possibility of combating corruption through destruction of corruption stereotypes, leveling of their influence on massive and individual consciousness by creating counterculture, which denies corruption in general.