Public mentality as a factor in the abuse of bribery in the right-bank Ukraine in the second half of the XIX – early XX century

Abstract

On the basis of a representative range of sources, an array of literature, important issues of bribery in the Ukrainian social tradition of the second sex were clarified. XIX beginning. XX century. Considerable attention is paid to clarifying historical factors, landslides in landmarks and evaluative judgments of social strata and bureaucracy. The importance of this problem is due, above all, to the need to have a clear idea of the social and economic realities of Ukrainian society. The role of bribery in the organization, organization and functioning of state power is shown. It is determined that bribery caused great social, economic damage.