THE STATE ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The object of investigation is anti-corruption policy of the Russian Federation. The study aims to examine the normative legal acts of the Russian Federation that form the legal basis of the state anti-corruption policy. The article states that the anti-corruption policy is one of the priority directions of the state policy and has for its object to combat corruption, determine the main vectors of activity of the state in perspective, work out measures for fighting corruption, identify and overcome its social component. In the process of writing this article we used the general scientific methods of research (logical analysis and synthesis, functional and historical and legal methods) and as hoc methods. The methodology of the research was made up primarily by normative legal acts of the Russian Federation as well as works of Russian scholars who studied the foreign experience on this issue. As the result of studying, the authors have concluded that the national policy on combating corruption in the Russian Federation is fully consistent with international standards and principles and should be developed towards improving the legal framework and institutional mechanisms to fight corruption.