The formation of the standards of service ethics of Russian officials in 1720–1741

Borodina E. V.

The article is devoted to the formation of a code of ethics for civil servants in Russia in the first half of the 18th century. The texts of the General Regulations of 1720 and decrees regulating the behavior of officials were analyzed. The study of the legislation made it possible to conclude that the General Regulations became the first act that included norms that contained the government's ideas about the ideal of a civil servant. Subsequent decrees continued and supplemented the provisions of the Regulation.

Keywords:Russian History, Russian Empire, state service, the General Regulations, code of ethics.