Anti-Soviet agitation

Anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda (ASA) (????????????? ???????? ? ?????????? (???)) was a criminal offence in Soviet Union. The term was interchangeably used with counterrevolutionary agitation. The latter one was in use after the Russian Revolution and was gradually phased out by the end of 1930s in favor of the former one.

Related Topics:
Criminal offence - Soviet Union - Russian Revolution

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According to article article 58.10 of RSFSR Penal Code that acted during the period of Stalinism, "propaganda and agitation that called to overturn or undermining of the Soviet power" was punishable with at least 6 moths of imprisonment and up to death sentence in the periods of war or unrest.

Related Topics:
Article 58.10 - RSFSR - Stalinism - Death sentence

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Since 1958 the RSFSR Penal Code was significantly revised. Its language was changed closer to the Western legal norms. Article 58.10 was implemented by a separate Article 70 Anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.

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This article was the most common tool in fighting Soviet dissidents until the appearance of even more lax Article 1901 Dissemination of knowlingly false fabrications that defame the Soviet state and social system (1967).

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Dissident - 1967

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Any critique of the Soviet government or events in the Soviet Union were easily classified as ASA. Dissemination of any information which was not officially recognized was classified as "dissemination of falsehood".

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