In Russia, at present, the following offences committed in peacetime are punishable with death under the RSFSR Criminal Code: "Treason (Article 64); espoinage (Article 65); terrorism (if the offence includes the killing of an official (Article 66); terrorism against representative of foreign State (if the offence includes the killing of such a representative "for the purpose of provoking war or international compli cations") (Article 67); sabotage (Article 68); organizing the commission of any of the above named offences (Article 72); commission of any of the above named offences against other Working People 's State (Article 73); banditry (Article 77); actions disrupting the work of corrective labour institutions (Article 77 1); making or passing counterfeit money or securities (when the offence is committed as a form of business) (Article 87); violation of rules for currency transactions (when committed as a form of business or on 219 a large scale, or by a person previously convicted under this Article) (article 88); stealing of State property on an especially large scale, regardless of the manner of stealing (Article 93 1); intentional homicide with aggravating circumstances (Article 102); rape, when committed by a group of persons or by an especially dangerous recidivist, or resulting in especially grave consequences, or the rape of a minor (Article 117); taking a bribe, with especially aggravating circumstances (Article 173); infringing the life of a policeman or People 's Guard, with aggravating circumstances (Article 191 2); hijacking an aircraft, if the offence results in death or serious physical injuries (Article 213 2); resisting a superior or compelling him to violate official duties, an offence applicable only to military personnel, and carrying the death penalty in peace time if committed in conjunction with intentional homicide of a superior or any other person performing military duties (Article 240)." (Vide, Report of Amnesty International, 1979) Our object in making the above survey is to bring out the hard fact that in spite of the Abolitionist movement, only 18 States (as on 30 May 1979) in the world have abolished the death penalty for all offences, while 8 more have retained it for specific offences committed in time of war, only.