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    Is it true that in earlier times the death penalty was announced in the Soviet Union for anyone dealing in gold and currency?

    Question #107125. Asked by armindasantana. (Jul 16 09 3:33 PM)


    ilikeguinness

    		It seems in the Rokotov-Faibishenko case tried in the Soviet Union in 1961,helped demonstrate that despite the Khrushchev Thaw,Stalinist tendencies were still present in the Soviet judicial system.It also marked the start of a three-year campaign against large-scale economic crimes, accompanied by show trials.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokotov-Faibishenko_case

    Jul 16 09, 3:59 PM

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