Zien Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities issn no: 2769-996X

Zien Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ISSN NO: 2769-996X 
https://zienjournals.com
Date of Publication: 28-11-2022 
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A Bi-Monthly, Peer Reviewed International Journal [158] 
Volume 14 
people in the USSR Ministry of Fisheries, headed by a deputy minister). It is said about the facts of 
condemnation of ministers and deputy ministers in the republics, about other union ministries, about bribery 
and merging with criminal elements of employees of control bodies, about bribery and bribery in the 
prosecutor's office and courts. 
The main components of crimes are listed: sale of scarce products; allocation of equipment and 
materials; adjustment and reduction of planned targets; appointment to positions of responsibility; hiding 
scams. Serious omissions in personnel work are indicated as reasons; red tape and red tape when considering 
the legitimate requests of citizens; poor handling of complaints and letters from citizens; gross violations of 
state, planning and financial discipline; liberalism in relation to bribe-takers (including in court sentences); 
bad work with public opinion. It is reported about the punishment of leading party workers (level - city 
committees and district committees) for connivance with bribery. It is proposed to adopt a resolution of the 
Central Committee. 
Thirdly, the hypocrisy of the authorities, which contributed to the acceleration of corruption, was 
manifested in the fact that the highest Soviet party dignitaries were practically inviolable. Rare exceptions 
include the cases of Tarada and Medunov from the top regional leadership in Krasnodar, the case of 
Shchelokov. When Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade Sushkov was convicted of bribery and abuse, the 
KGB and the General Prosecutor's Office of the Union reported to the Central Committee about the side 
results of the investigation: Minister Patolichev systematically received expensive items made of gold and 
precious metals, rare gold coins as gifts from representatives of foreign firms. The matter was hushed up. 
Fourthly, only representatives of this apparatus fought against corruption among the state apparatus. 
This led to two consequences: those who fought were organically unable to change the root causes that give 
rise to corruption, since they dated back to the most important conditions for the existence of the system; the 
fight against corrupt officials often developed into a fight against competitors in the markets for corrupt 
services. 
Throughout the post-war period, during and after perestroika, the growth of corruption took place 
against the background of the weakening of the state machine. It was accompanied by the following 
processes: a decrease in centralized control, then the collapse of ideological bonds, economic stagnation, and 
then a drop in the level of economic development, and, finally, the collapse of the USSR and the emergence 
of a new country - Russia, which at first could only nominally be considered a state. Gradually, the centrally 
organized corruption of the state was replaced by a "federal" structure of many corrupt systems. 
Thus, the current state of corruption in Russia is largely due to long-standing trends and a transitional stage, 
which in other countries in a similar situation was accompanied by an increase in corruption. Among the 
most important factors that determine the growth of corruption and have historical roots, in addition to 
dysfunctions of the state machine and some historical and cultural traditions, it should be noted: 
- a rapid transition to an economic system that is not supported by the necessary legal framework and 
legal culture; 
- the absence in Soviet times of a normal legal system and relevant cultural traditions; 
- disintegration of the party system of control. 
Corruption is an international problem. It is characteristic of all countries, regardless of the political 
structure and level of political development, and only the scale differs.