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==Marxist theory==

==Marxist theory==

Prisoners fell basically into two groups: political prisoners and thieves. While political prisoners or dissenters were considered enemies of the revolution or enemies of the people, under Marxist [[class warfare]] theory, thieves were considered victims of [[bourgeois]] society and the propertied class.

Prisoners fell basically into two groups: political prisoners and thieves. While political prisoners or dissenters were considered enemies of the revolution and enemies of the people, under Marxist [[class warfare]] theory, thieves were considered victims of [[bourgeois]] society and the propertied class.

Thieves are considered "class allies" of socialism, and not enemies of the state or people. Hence a single thief was often deliberately placed within a group of political prisoners to sow mistrust and chaos and as a precaution against organized resistance.

Thieves are considered "class allies" of socialism, and not enemies of the state or people. Hence a single thief was often deliberately placed within a group of political prisoners to sow mistrust and chaos, and as a precaution against organized resistance.

==The Gulag vs the plantation contrasted==

==The Gulag vs the plantation contrasted==