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The paper concentrates on the substantiation of the psychological nature of corrupt behavior of public servants as a new scientific direction of psychology. New concepts have been introduced and defined: corruption pressure, corrupt behavior, resistance to corruption, propensity for corruption. The conception of corrupt behavior is considered in terms of the theory of alienation. A law of corruption norm has been formulated, and a concept of “corruptogenic personality” has been defined. Finally the author's diagnostic techniques "AKorD" (anti-corruption diagnostics) is briefly described.