Battle after Victory: Causes of the Post-War Crime Rate Increase (1945–1950)
The article features the causes of the crime rate increase that occurred in the Soviet Union after World War II. The author studied archival documents of the Chief Department of Gang Prevention, as well as memoirs written by militia officers and common citizens. The increase in gangsterism and crime...
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Kemerovo State University
2021-04-01
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| author | A. D. Popova |
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| description | The article features the causes of the crime rate increase that occurred in the Soviet Union after World War II. The author studied archival documents of the Chief Department of Gang Prevention, as well as memoirs written by militia officers and common citizens. The increase in gangsterism and crime in general presented a serious challenge for the country that had just won the most terrible war in human history. The author managed to define two major causes of crime rate increase in the post-war years. The first was poverty, homeless children, substandard living conditions, and poor organization of public leisure time. The second included nationalist movements in some ethnic regions, uncontrolled weapon possession, and numerous largescale Bills of Oblivion. The post-war crime rate increase had complex causes and was a serious challenge for militia officers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31b7cac60f1347b28b9fe976f1d562a02023-07-13T12:08:37ZengKemerovo State UniversityВестник Кемеровского государственного университета2078-89752078-89832021-04-01231627010.21603/2078-8975-2021-23-1-62-704322Battle after Victory: Causes of the Post-War Crime Rate Increase (1945–1950)A. D. Popova0Ryazan State University S. A. EseninThe article features the causes of the crime rate increase that occurred in the Soviet Union after World War II. The author studied archival documents of the Chief Department of Gang Prevention, as well as memoirs written by militia officers and common citizens. The increase in gangsterism and crime in general presented a serious challenge for the country that had just won the most terrible war in human history. The author managed to define two major causes of crime rate increase in the post-war years. The first was poverty, homeless children, substandard living conditions, and poor organization of public leisure time. The second included nationalist movements in some ethnic regions, uncontrolled weapon possession, and numerous largescale Bills of Oblivion. The post-war crime rate increase had complex causes and was a serious challenge for militia officers.https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/4925law and orderamnestyhomelessnessnationalismsoviet militiapost-war years |
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| title | Battle after Victory: Causes of the Post-War Crime Rate Increase (1945–1950) |
| title_full | Battle after Victory: Causes of the Post-War Crime Rate Increase (1945–1950) |
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| title_short | Battle after Victory: Causes of the Post-War Crime Rate Increase (1945–1950) |
| title_sort | battle after victory causes of the post war crime rate increase 1945 1950 |
| topic | law and order amnesty homelessness nationalism soviet militia post-war years |
| url | https://vestnik.kemsu.ru/jour/article/view/4925 |
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