Аннотация:In article guarding rules of law in general, and their role in the course of fight against crimes of corruption orientation are considered. Corruption definition is given, to be carried out the analysis of the statistical data connected with removal of conviction judgments for corruption orientation in the Russian Federation from 2016 for 2018. According to the authors, corruption is a moral decline of officials and politicians as a result of illegal enrichment, bribery, fraud and cooperation with mafia groups. The main objectives of public authorities in the field of fight against corruption manifestations are considered. These tasks include the following: suppression and prevention of law violation; harm elimination caused by unlawful acts of public relations participants; the penal function through the punishment for the committed act; compensation for moral and material damage; elimination of illegal behavior model; stimulating good behavior. Authors prove need of toughening of punishment for the considered crimes and also points to the special place of right realizable process in fight against corruption. Also authors argue there is a connection between the protective law standards and the anti-corruption acts of the state. Protective standards act as the state reaction to corruption-related crimes, and their implementation is the most effective way to eliminate the problem under discussion