"The subject considered in the article the first part of which is published in this issue is the attitude of Russian society and of its different groups to corruption and shadow economy. Basing their analytical work on the materials of a special all-Russian sociological poll, the authors juxtapose the attitudes of three groups singled out on the basis of the degree of people’s inclination to being engaged in enterprise. The publication shows how often representatives of the said groups have to face corruption of officials