Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was born on 15 September 1890 into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay (a seaside town in Devon, England). She was home schooled. She worked as a nurse during the First World … Read More
On 12 January 1950, the death penalty for high treason, espionage and sabotage was reintroduced in the USSR. During the tsarist era in Russia, many people were executed. The measure of guilt was determined by the Criminal Penalty Regulations. You … Read More
On 3 January 1946, 39-year-old William Joyce nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, director of the English program of German radio during World War II, was executed in London. He was found guilty of betraying the national interests and committing high treason. Joyce … Read More
On 3 January 1850, a mock execution of the circle members headed by Mikhail Petrashevsky took place in St. Petersburg. In the history of literature of the 19th century, the so-called Petrashevsky case occupies a prominent place. So many writers … Read More
On 3 January 1959, Alaska was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. Back in 1812, merchant Ivan Kuskov founded Fort Ross – the first Russian settlement in Alaska. For several decades, the fort served as a stronghold for … Read More
Dear Friends and Colleagues, 2020 was a difficult year for all humanity. Not only humanity! Even the global balance of the ecosystem was gravely disturbed (where is the virus now and where is Man, the king of nature?), putting it … Read More
The Central Bank instructed how to identify phone scammers Specialists of the Central Bank listed ‘red flags’ that can be used to detect a phone fraudster. So, citizens are urged to get suspicious if a ‘bank’ allegedly calls with a … Read More
On 20 December 1699, Peter I issued a decree to postpone the celebration of New Year in Russia from 1 September to 1 January. By this decree, Peter ordered on 1 January 1700 to decorate the houses with pine, spruce … Read More
17 December 2020, the final meeting of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists was held at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). The meeting was opened by the Union’s President, Igor Matskevich, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor. A special guest of the … Read More
On 26 November 2020, the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, with the participation of the Union of Criminalists and Criminologists of Russia, held an international scientific and practical online conference on the topic ‘Countering … Read More
On 4 December 1981, another ‘record’ from the Guinness Book happened: forty-year-old Deuel Wilhelm Davis was sentenced for third-degree murder by an Alabama court. It was the longest prison term in US history – 10,000 years in prison. Igor Dzhokhadze. … Read More
On 6 December 1590, a royal decree prohibiting transfer of peasants from one owner to another was published. Celebrated on 26 November by old style, St. George’s day (Yuri’s day) completed the annual cycle of agricultural work. Peasants who paid … Read More
On 22 November 2020, Summer Law School on the topic ‘Medical criminal law’ was held in Zoom. Among the event participants were students and teachers of Potsdam University, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), Pskov State University, Higher School of … Read More
On 27 November 1891, at a meeting of the Legal Testing Commission at the Imperial Saint Petersburg University, the future leader of the world proletariat was awarded a first-degree diploma for passing the external exams in the law course. The … Read More
A meeting of the Union’s Bureau was held on 25 November 2020. The meeting was attended by O.A. Zaitsev, Yu.E. Shiryaev, E.A. Antonyan, T.V. Rednikova, N.Yu. Prikhodko, N.F. Bodrov, E.V. Bochkareva, M.V. Lebedev, as well as colleagues from the Foreign … Read More
On 23 November the results of the Competition of student research papers dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the All-Russian Emergency Commission (VChK) work to eliminate illiteracy were summed up. The competition was organized by the Union … Read More
