Corruption in the Soviet Union
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Corruption in the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia was observed since the early days of the Soviet Russia and until the last days of the Soviet Union. Corruption happened at all levels of positions of power, including political corruption.
Already on May 2, 1918, Moscow Revtribunal heard the case of four members of the Investigative Committee accused of bribery and blackmailing.[1][2][3] On May 8, 1918, the "Decree on Bribery" was signed by Lenin, which punished both givers and takers.[4][5]
In February 1920, a special commission, Rabkrin (People's Commissariat of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspection) was set to combat two major plagues, inefficiency and corruption at all levels of administration.[lower-alpha 1]
Corruption at highest levels had grown considerably during Brezhnev's tenure had become a major problem to the Soviet Union's economic development by the 1980s.[citation needed] When Andropov came to power, he initiated a nationwide anti-corruption campaign.[citation needed]
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