The article is devoted to the problem of studying corruption in Russia. Special attention is paid to the impact of this phenomenon on the country's economic security. Acts related to corruption crimes were identified. The analysis of the current level of corruption as a threat to the national security of Russia is carried out.

In modern conditions, accompanied by a pandemic around the world, economic recession, a large number of threats arise that negatively affect not only the economy of individual enterprises, but also the entire state as a whole. Therefore, there is a need to maintain the economic security of the state at the proper level to eliminate potential and real threats. In a pandemic and economic recession, it is necessary to develop such directions for improving the economic security of the Russian Federation so that they meet modern realities. This monograph, devoted to the consideration of the main directions of improving the economic security of the Russian Federation in the conditions of economic recession and a pandemic, is the result of the joint work of teachers and students of the Department of Economic Security, Accounting and Law of the Don State Technical University.