Plagiarism in student papers and theses, nowadays widespread in Russia, undermines the scientificand educational system, discredits the institutions, and envenoms the moral atmosphere. Legal, ethical, and practical aspects of the struggle against this evil were discussed at a roundtable atthe Russian State University for the Humanities on June 11, 2014. Scholars from Moscow’s mainuniversities and members of the free community Dissernet took part in the discussion. Some ofthe material from this discussion is published in this issue of the Sociological Review.