Beatings
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Beatings, along with 'torture' and 'martyrdom', do not constitute a special type of injury but rather define their origin or method of infliction. Beatings are understood as multiple blows and are considered a separate type of violent action, representing more of a legal than medical concept.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BEATINGS, along with 'torture' and 'martyrdom', do not constitute a special type of injuries (see), but rather define only their origin or method of infliction. Under beatings are understood multiple blows. Thus beatings are a separate type of violent action and represent a concept more legal than medical. In the current Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1926 edition), the intentional infliction of beatings, blows and other violent actions associated with causing physical pain are covered by Article 146 and entail a measure of social protection; compulsory labor for up to six months or a fine of up to three hundred rubles. Violent actions, including beatings, are provided for in the said article only in cases when they are not accompanied by bodily injuries, whereas the intentional infliction of the latter is classified under Articles 142 and 143 of the Criminal Code.
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“Beatings.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/beatings/