Habitualization of shadow practices as a threat for economic security of a country

The article is concerned with a problem of habitualization of shadow practices as a threat to economic security of Russia. The authors consider the statistical data of the reliable international ratings evidencing development of destructive sentiments of the population, the positive dynamics of corruption and shadow economy. The paper mentions the adverse effects of the corruption sentiments prevailing in the education system, which act as an indirect stimulus to the development of youth’s deviant and self-destructive behaviour. The paper emphasizes the special role of the educational system both in the development of the problem of shadow practices’ habitualization and in the solving of this problem.