The first example of censorship were recorded at the time of antiquity, and in the 16th century the first lists of prohibited books appeared. During the 17th and 18th century many persecutions and mass burning of books were recorded, while in the 19th century wars and rules of dictatorial leaders brought strict censorship regimes. Persecutions, punishments and imprisonment in life-work camps were first recorded in Croatia at the time of the emergence of the Independant State of Croatia, and strict censorship remained present until 1990. The most severe forms of punishments and persecutions were recorded in the USSR during the reign of Vladimir Lenin and Josif Stalin. In Croatian literature, Croatian writer Antun Šoljan devoted his writing against censorship, and the same role in the Soviet literature belonged to Mihail Bulgakov. Šoljan's novel A short trip was an example of political allegory in the time when that kind of work was not allowed. Bulgakov's masterpiece and on of the most significant works of worlds's literature Master and Margaret described Satanized Moscow in the time of Stalin's regime. Both works were published years after being written because of the strong censorship that was being pursued at that time.