Resumen de Reception of social defense in the RSFSR and the USSR

Maria Filatova, Tatiana Alekseeva

• The work covers issues of social defense theory in the RSFSR and the USSR. It describes the way the theory influenced criminal legislation and practice after 1917 until the end of 1920s and key discussions between scholars during that period of time. After a short overview of chaotic development of criminal law after the revolution the article concentrates on several problems connected with social defense.