Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code)

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Article 58 of the Russian SFSR Penal Code was put in force on 25 February 1927 to prosecute those suspected of counter-revolutionary activities. It was revised several times. In particular, its Article 58-1 was updated by the listed sub-articles and put in force on 8 June 1934.^{[citation needed]}

In Ukraine the article corresponded to Article 54 (UkrSSR Penal Code), in Belarus – Article 63 (BSSR Penal Code).^{[citation needed]} Penal codes of other republics of the Soviet Union also had articles of similar nature.^{[citation needed]}