history · 07 August 1932 · 92 years ago
In the Soviet Union, a decree "On Protecting and Strengthening Public (Socialist) Property" made theft a political crime. The decree solemnly declared that State property was "sacred and inviolable" and that thieves were by definition "enemies of the people". The maximum penalty was to be death by shooting; the minimum ten years in a camp.
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