Born to be Criminal

This collection of essays explores the continuities and disruptions in the perceptions of criminality, its causes and ways of fighting it, in late Imperial Russia and early Soviet Union.

»The volume advances our knowledge of Russian and Soviet criminological thinking and practice.«

Besprochen in:H-Soz-u-Kult, 29.01.2019, Alexandra OberländerZeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, 7/8 (2020), Björn M. Felder

»An important addition to the literature on perceptions of crime and penal policy in Russia and it is sure to spark more research into those subjects.«

»A well worth reading anthology that contains exciting articles on little-noticed aspects of crime discourse.«

»A welworth reading anthology that contains exciting articles on little-noticed aspects of crimediscourse.«

»The volume advances our knowledge of Russian and Soviet criminological thinking and practice.«

»An important addition to the literature on perceptions of crimeand penal policy in Russia and it is sure to spark more research into those subjects.«