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In the Soviet Union, murderers had an easier time than political dissenters
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
Political versus non-political crimes