Petty bribery in the system of corruption crimes and the principle of fairness of punishment for it

Purpose: Study of the principles of fair punishment for petty bribery in the system of corruption crimes. Methodology: Legalistic approach was used. Results: The author of the article analyzes the signs of corruption-related crimes, on the basis of which he proposes to fix two groups of corruption crimes at the level of the law: corruption crimes of a business nature and domestic corruption. The author considers petty bribery cause of increase tension in society that affect vulnerable populations, who are forced to give bribes in regular meetings with different agencies (hospital, school, police, etc.). While petty bribery the author relates to domestic corruption, which proposes to understand social-negative phenomenon arising from ordinary citizens and officials of grassroots and middle level social services, with the goal of solving the daily needs of ordinary citizens in vital areas. The article concludes that the novelties of the criminal code of the Russian Federation had an impact on the qualification and size of the penalty for petty bribery, but the author considers that the mitigation of criminal liability for committing domestic corruption does not correspond to the state anti-corruption policy aimed at its eradication. Novelty/originality/value: The article has a proper degree of scientific value, since it is a study devoted to an important and significant topic related to everyday corruption in the daily life of society.