this decree was signed by the chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet of the ussr, kliment voroshilovtary of the presidium of the supreme soviet of the ussr, nikolai pegov. i think it makes sense to quote a small fragment of this document to make it clear. what is it about. i read, considering the termination of the state, the military between the soviet union and germany and guided by the principle of humanity. he considered it possible to apply an amnesty to the highest state body of the country. for those soviet citizens who, during the great patriotic war, due to cowardice or irresponsibility, were involved in cooperation with the invaders in order to provide these citizens with the opportunity to return to an honest working life and become useful members of socialist society, the winner of the supreme soviet of the ussr decides to release them from places of detention and from other penalties persons sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, including for complicity committed during the great patriotic war enemy and other crimes provided for by such and such articles of the criminal