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minus-squarecayde6ml@lemmygrad.mlhexbear5·1 month agoIt wasn't a fluke. The USSR didn't decriminalize everything though, and didn't abolish all of the tsarist-era laws. linkfedilink
minus-squareglimmer_twin [he/him]hexbear5·edit-21 month agoDoing some brief digging, you’re right, it wasn’t just an oversight. Which actually makes it much worse that it was re-criminalised as it wasn’t just a matter of re-affirming established legal code, but an actual regression in social policy. link
It wasn't a fluke. The USSR didn't decriminalize everything though, and didn't abolish all of the tsarist-era laws.
Doing some brief digging, you’re right, it wasn’t just an oversight. Which actually makes it much worse that it was re-criminalised as it wasn’t just a matter of re-affirming established legal code, but an actual regression in social policy.