Describe the role of theft on the post-Stalin Russian legal system

A) Theft was punished severely: a mere indictment almost certainly assured a 10-year prison sentence. B) With strict punishments set in place, theft greatly declined in the years after Stalin's rule. C) Theft became the norm for Soviet economic life and helped bring down the system. D) Because all government property "belong[ed] to the people," private citizens could legally steal from the government.

Answer: C