Abstract: The article contains review of the all-Russian scientific conference “Current issues of scientific support for the state anti-corruption policy in the Russian Federation” (Ekaterinburg,
June 25–27, 2014). The author analyzes conceptual statements of the reports presented at the plenary session and the significant propositions appeared during three panel discussions “The
potential of modern state and civil society for combating corruption”, “Political and legal mechanisms of combating corruption” and “The world and Russian experience of combating corruption
in comparative and historical perspective”. The article considers the key conference recommendations including minimization of legal formalization of social relations, reduction of excessive state
functions, improvement of the administrative self-control in the mechanism of state bodies, development of participation democracy. The author emphasizes on the necessity of further improving
the state anti-corruption policy on the base of adequate theoretic and empiric scientific grounds.
Keywords: scientific conference, science, anti-corruption policy, combating corruption, preventing corruption.