with such content", punishable by detention for a period of up to three years or a fine of twenty monthly minimum wages. In the new Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, effective from 1 January 1997, the offence of "anti-Soviet propaganda" has no parallel. More recently a retrogressive trend in amendments to existing laws led attorney Henri Reznik to raise the alarm about the appearance of the phrase "anti-Russian" in certain legislative proposals. See also Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code) Inciting subversion of state power law in the People's Republic of China Notes References Further reading Articles 70 and 72 of the RSFSR Criminal Code Political repression in the Soviet Union Persecution of dissidents in the Soviet Union Suppression of dissent Censorship in the Soviet Union Soviet law Political and cultural purges Stalinism