ABSTRACT
Inthefightagainstcrimetherefonnofsocialandpoliticalinstitutionsismuch moreimportantthantheimpositionofpunishment.
-Lenin(1901a:394)
I.Introduction
InthischapterweexamineLenin'spronouncementsoncrimeandpenalpolitics (''penality'')duringthecriticalperiodofearlyBolshevikpowerbetweenOctober 1917andhisdeathinearly1924.
