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It is said that when defining the word "Reconnaissance" for his dictionary, Sergei Ivanovich Ozhegov took the definition from a speech by the then People's Commissar of Internal Affairs, N.I. Yezhov. Initially, Yezhov's surname appeared in the article, but Ozhegov removed it before publication. For this, Sergei Ivanovich was summoned to the authorities, but he was released without any serious consequences.
The question is: why was he, S.I. Ozhegov, not punished?
It is said that when defining the word "Reconnaissance" for his dictionary, Sergei Ivanovich Ozhegov took the definition from a speech by the then People's Commissar of Internal Affairs, N.I. Yezhov. Initially, Yezhov's surname appeared in the article, but Ozhegov removed it before publication. For this, Sergei Ivanovich was summoned to the authorities, but he was released without any serious consequences.
The question is: why was he, S.I. Ozhegov, not punished?