Four scientific facts about corruption level in Russia: opinions of youth from Russia, Poland and Belarus

The aim of the study was to find an answer to the question: how do young people from Russia, Poland and Belarus perceive the level of corruption in Russia? The key research methods were survey and statistical analysis. The survey was conducted between January 2017 and July 2018. A total of 171 respondents aged 18-30 from three countries took part in the survey. In the study, four new scientific facts are obtained for the first time: 1. Russian youth since 2001 perceives the level of corruption in Russia as growing. 2. Russian youth in 2016 and in the forecast for 2021 perceive the level of corruption in Russia as high. 3. The trend in the perception of Russian youth of Russian corruption does not coincide with the official data of Transparency International on the decline of the corruption perception index in Russia. 4. Verification of statistical hypotheses showed that five groups of respondents from Russia, Poland and Belarus are identical (in terms of statistical distribution). That is, youth from Poland and Belarus, shares the assessments of the Russian youth related to the level of corruption in Russia. The result is very high statistically significant (0.1%).