Today is May 26. On this day, 74 years ago, in 1947, the death penalty was canceled in the USSR. It was restored in 1950, but for three years under Stalin, albeit formally, but there was no legalized murder on behalf of the state. It is clear that formally it does not mean actually. Stalin continued to kill. In particular, in 1948 in Minsk (again these historical rhymes!), Solomon Miholes was killed by order of Stalin. But formally, the death penalty was canceled.