text: 6. Artiele 3 of the ussR Law on criminal Responsibility for crimes against theState ot 25 December 1958, article 66 of the Criminal Code of the Russian sovietFederal Socialist Republic (RSFSR) and the respective articles of the criminalcodes of the other Union Republics define as an act of terrorism the murder of aState or public official or representative of authority, or the infliction ofgrievous bodily harm upon him, in the performance of his State or public duties,for the purpose of undermining or neakening Soviet poeer, and provide for thesevere punishment of such crimes. The nurder of a representative of a foreignState, or the infliction upon him of grievous bodily harrn, for the purpose ofprovoking nar or complicating the international situation is defined as an act ofterrorism against such an official (art. 4 of the USSR Law on CrininalResponsibility for Crines against the State and art. 67 of the Criminal Code ofthe RSFSR). 7. The destruction or danage of enterprises, buildings, railways and transportsystems, communications facilities or other State or public property by explosive,incendiary or other means, and mass poisoning or the spreading of epidemic orepizootic diseases for the purpose of weakening the Soviet. state are punishableunder criminal J-aw (art. 68 of the Criminal Code of ttre RSaSR and the respectivearticles of the criminal codes of the other union Republics). 8. Organized activities directed at preparing for or comriitting especiallydangerous crimes against the state and at setting up organizations with a view tothe conmission of such crimes are also subject to prosecution under criminal lawA/40/445/Add.1 Engl i stt Page 6 (art. 72 ot the Criminal Code of the RSFSR and the respective articl-es of the criminal codes of the other Union Republics). 9. The Criminal Code of the RSFSR provides for measures to punish banditry, that is, the organization of armed bands for the purpose of att'acking State and public institutions or enterprises, or private persons (art. 771 ' the intentional destruction or damage of railways and transport systens (art. 85), the extortion of State-owned or public property by the threat of violence against persons in whose charge or protection such Property is placed, or of violence against their families or relations (art. 95), the intentional destruction or damage of State or public property by means of arson or other methods'presenting a pubtic danger or causing
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the criminal law and punishments related to crimes against the state in the Soviet Union. It defines acts of terrorism, destruction of state property, and organized activities aimed at committing crimes against the state. The text highlights the severity of these crimes and the punishments provided for under the criminal code.