Criminal Code of the RSFSR
E156455
The Criminal Code of the RSFSR was the primary Soviet-era penal code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, defining crimes and punishments that were widely applied across the USSR, including by its highest courts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 58 of the RSFSR Penal Code | 1 |
| Criminal Code of the RSFSR canonical | 1 |
| Soviet criminal law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Criminal Code of the RSFSR Context triple: [Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR, appliedLaw, Criminal Code of the RSFSR]
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A.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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B.
On Crimes and Punishments
On Crimes and Punishments is an influential 18th-century treatise that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology by arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
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C.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
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D.
Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal system.
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E.
1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Stalin Constitution, was a fundamental law that restructured Soviet government institutions and proclaimed extensive civil rights while consolidating Communist Party control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Criminal Code of the RSFSR Target entity description: The Criminal Code of the RSFSR was the primary Soviet-era penal code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, defining crimes and punishments that were widely applied across the USSR, including by its highest courts.
-
A.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
-
B.
On Crimes and Punishments
On Crimes and Punishments is an influential 18th-century treatise that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology by arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
-
C.
Penal Code of Japan
The Penal Code of Japan is the primary criminal law statute that defines offenses and prescribes punishments within Japan’s legal system.
-
D.
Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan
The Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how criminal investigations, prosecutions, trials, and appeals are conducted within the Japanese legal system.
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E.
1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Stalin Constitution, was a fundamental law that restructured Soviet government institutions and proclaimed extensive civil rights while consolidating Communist Party control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal code
ⓘ
legal code ⓘ penal code ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
Soviet courts
ⓘ
Soviet Militsiya ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet law enforcement agencies
Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet prosecutors
Soviet military tribunals ⓘ
surface form:
military tribunals of the USSR
|
| appliedIn |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| appliedUniformlyAcross | RSFSR territory ⓘ |
| basisFor | many criminal convictions in the USSR ⓘ |
| contains |
general part
ⓘ
special part ⓘ |
| country |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| defines |
crimes
ⓘ
punishments ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
protection of citizens’ rights under Soviet law
ⓘ
protection of public order ⓘ protection of socialist property ⓘ protection of the Soviet state ⓘ |
| hasSectionOn |
crimes against the person
ⓘ
military crimes ⓘ property crimes ⓘ state crimes ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSanctions |
capital punishment
ⓘ
corrective labor ⓘ fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| influenced | criminal legislation of other Soviet republics ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | Soviet era ⓘ |
| inForceIn |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| jurisdiction |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary penal code of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Soviet law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet criminal law ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Prosecutor General of the USSR
highest courts of the USSR ⓘ |
| regulates |
criminal liability
ⓘ
criminal procedure aspects related to offences ⓘ |
| replacedBy | post-Soviet criminal code of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Soviet legal scholarship
ⓘ
human rights criticism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of the USSR
courts of the RSFSR ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ordinary criminal cases
ⓘ
political prosecutions ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Criminal Code of the RSFSR Description of subject: The Criminal Code of the RSFSR was the primary Soviet-era penal code of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, defining crimes and punishments that were widely applied across the USSR, including by its highest courts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR
this entity surface form:
Article 58 of the RSFSR Penal Code
this entity surface form:
Soviet criminal law