System of Punishment in Old Russian Criminal Proceedings
Article deals with system of punishment of Old Russian criminal proceedings, given on the basis of a brief analysis of legal sources: International treaties of Russia and Byzantium, ecclesiastical rules, Russkaya Pravda (Russian Justice) and specific acts. Courts define five main types of punishments: verbal; excluding an offender from society; material and monetary; related to deprivation of liberty and physical. The above list is completed by spiritual sanctions.