The article examines the relationship between mentality and right consciousness, as well as factors affecting the formation of both mentality and right consciousness. According to its own definition, legal consciousness is one of the forms of public consciousness. However, the essence and features of the legal consciousness of a particular community can be revealed in the most complete way through such a complex and multifaceted cultural, spiritual and socio-psychological phenomenon as mentality, which is explained by the fact that legal consciousness is an organic part of mentality, and in addition, both of them are formed under the influence of the same factors, which are revealed in this article.