The history of Russian criminal law revolutionary period of liability for theft group
As object of research in this article criminal rule of law of the Russian state till 1917, establishing responsibility for group plunders act. The purpose of the real work consists in studying of historical aspects of development of considered criminal and legal institute during the pre-revolutionary period. The methodology of work is presented by a general scientific method of dialectic materialism, and also the system analysis, functional approach, historical and legal and legallistic methods. As a result of the conducted research it is possible to state gradual development and differentiation of criminal liability for commission of the crimes covered by concept of plunder in its modern understanding, and also development of criminal and legal signs of considered acts. Results of research can be used in the course of teaching of historical and legal subject matters, and also at further research of development of the Russian criminal law. Conclusion of research is the statement about compliance of the Russian legislation of the pre-revolutionary period to an appropriate level of development of the economic and political relations in the country, about priority ensuring property interests of dominating sectors of society and about development of the considered criminal and legal institute which is expressing in differentiation of responsibility for various on degrees of public danger of a form of plunder, the partnership made in various forms.