Criminal Criminality in the Russian Far East in the 1920s: Growth Factors and Counteraction Measures

Abstract

The article examines the criminogenic situation in the Far Eastern region of Russia in the 1920s. The process of development of legislation regulating the fight against crime is summarized. It is noted that the fight against crime was based on an ideological doctrine, which was based on the class principle of building the Soviet state. The sources and trends of criminal criminality are identified, attention is focused on its local specifics due to socio-economic and political processes that took place in the Far East. The effectiveness of countering criminal crime by the NKVD bodies is evaluated.