The cotton affair and its consequences
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the starting stages of the “cotton affair” with dates.
April 1983 – investigators’ group; 23 June 1984 – plenum; 1983–1987 – sending of “landing-party” officials.
2
Write the difference between the textbook view and historians’ debate in 3 sentences.
The textbook calls it a political campaign; historians note both that real offences existed and that the scale and methods of prosecution are disputed.
3
40,000 were investigated and 5,000 prosecuted: what is the difference?
35000
4
Why does pursuing family members conflict with fair-trial principles? Write 3 sentences.
Criminal responsibility is personal; punishing a relative whose guilt is not proven contradicts law and humanity.