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Rapid Punishment: Retaliatory and Efficient Justice in the USSR after World War II

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Abstract

The paper by Juliette Cadiot, which focuses on investigations by the political police, reveals the unexpected collaboration and sharing of values and ideas among investigators of the MGB and of the Procuracy. It also suggests that careful study of trials and investigations can help us understand not only norms of justice among officials but also among ordinary citizens, especially in their capacity as witnesses and defendants.

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