Repressive policy of the Soviet government in relation to minors in 1918–1941: analysis of the regulatory framework (stages 1 and 2)

Abstract

The article considers the Soviet legal framework for repressive policies towards minors. The authors analyzed the main laws, regulations, as well as other policy documents that reveal the essence and scope of the policy of repression of children. The article defines and characterizes the main categories of children subjected to repression. Having systematized the existing regulatory framework, the authors identified five stages from 1918 to 1958, where the main criterion was legislative documents aimed at tightening or softening the
repressive policy towards the country's minor contingent. This article discusses the regulatory documents of the first two stages from 1918 to June 1941. In conclusion, the authors concluded that the Soviet authorities developed a special regulatory framework under the heading “top secret” and “secret”, which naturally allowed recognize socially dangerous children as outcasts of society and educate them with their own methods. Forced labor for children has become the main method in their upbringing. This legal base not only
did not comply with the norms and principles of international law, but was also contrary to the official Soviet legal system