In 1921-1953 800,000 people were sentenced to death for political reasons in the USSR. During the great purge troikas under directives such as NKVD Order № 00447 about repression of former kulaks, criminals, and other anti-Soviet elements "sentenced" 680,000 people to death. How many people were sentenced to death under Art. 58?
2,600,000 have been sentenced to prison for political reasons. How many have been sentenced by ordinary courts and how many Troika's?
Sentenced by Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code)
Re: Sentenced by Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code)
Stats for the year 1937 (total sentenced by NKVD cases/sentenced to death):
Military college (of the supreme court) - 16 279/13 896
Military tribunals - 13 113/1701
Special college - 47 418/1297
Special conference (of the NKVD) - 18 158
Mass operations - 99 884/85 506
Special troikas - 588 462/250 322
Others - 12 811/352
Totals: 796 613/353 074
http://istmat.info/node/288
Mozokhin doesn't provide detailed stats for the year 1938
Military college (of the supreme court) - 16 279/13 896
Military tribunals - 13 113/1701
Special college - 47 418/1297
Special conference (of the NKVD) - 18 158
Mass operations - 99 884/85 506
Special troikas - 588 462/250 322
Others - 12 811/352
Totals: 796 613/353 074
http://istmat.info/node/288
Mozokhin doesn't provide detailed stats for the year 1938