Some aspects of the criminal policy of the Soviet period on the example of the fate of L.N.Gumilev

Purpose of study is a retrospective study of some aspects of the criminal policy of Russia in the Soviet period through the prism of critical analysis, the search for new approaches in the development of crime prevention strategies taking into account past experience. The method of content analysis, dialectical, system-structural, historical and comparative methods were used. The conducted research allowed to draw a conclusion about the repressive nature of the criminal policy of the so-called Stalinist period. By the example of the actual circumstances of life and the role of a particular person in history, aspects of the practical implementation of criminal policy were analyzed. The authors concluded that, despite the repressive nature of criminal policy, the constant threat of criminal repression in the country, there were opportunities for self-realization and personal growth, which can be explained by the peculiarities of mentality, national identity. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that the authors, based on historical sources, memoirs of contemporaries, scientific monographic studies, analyzed some of the factual circumstances of the fate of L.N. Gumilyov, which may indicate the implementation of criminal policy, reflect its trends. The facts of L.N. Gumilev's biography are given, on the basis of which conclusions are drawn about the implementation of criminal policy in relation to a specific person in history.