Responsibility of "shadow directors" in Russian corporate law

Purpose of the study is to analysis of the concept of «shadow director» and its features, as well as the responsibility of such persons. General scientific and special methods were used: theoretical generalization, synthesis; structural and logical analysis; grouping and classification. This article allows us to conclude that the establishment of legal consequences for responsible persons is a guarantee of the stability of civil turnover and, of course, the protection of third parties, it seems very unfair when a person acting secretly manages to avoid responsibility. The purpose of Russian corporate law is to equate the legal position of the actual controlling persons with the position of directors duly elected. The article has a high scientific value, since it is relevant in conducting an analysis of the regulation of activities and, most importantly, the responsibility of such persons whose purpose is to secretly carry out their activities.