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The typewriter was a useful machine during the censorship era of the Soviet government, starting during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922). Samizdat was a form of self-publication done when it was illegal to get literature from public sources. This work was copied by hand, most often on typewriters. There was a new law in 1983 that required any owner of a typewriter would have to get police permission to buy or keep, they would have to register a type sample of letters and numbers to ensure that any illegal literature typed with it could be traced back to it's source. The typewriter became increasingly popular as the interest in prohibited books grew.