Yu.N. Lapygin - Dr. Sc. (Econom.), Professor, Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Vladimir branch). E-mail: L1953@mail.ru
D.Yu. Lapygin - Ph. D. (Econom.), Associate Professor, Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Vladimir branch). E-mail: lapygin_denis@mail.ru

As part of the active learning problem-based learning issues occupy a special place and allow for the problematization of students. Stages of problem-based learning concludes that students themselves articulate the essence of contradictions. Among the principles in the article the activity of the individual, the problem of knowledge, unity, education and training and simulation training process.