chapter 23 Flashcards
what is tamizdat
printing banned writings abroad
done to avoid the censorship bans
who wrote Dr Zhivago
Pasternak
criticised the soviet union itself rather than stalin
was published abroad
what was samizdat
rebellious writing of individuals reproducing works that wouldnt pass the censor and distributing them
printed by hand or carbon paper typewriters
what was the danger of samizdat
could be sent to labour camps or be imprisoned
what was a mid-60s underground society of writers
the youngest society of geniuses
what was a moscow samizdat magazine
syntaxis
publisher was arrested in 1960
how did the government describe those who published works speaking against the regime
of having an ‘anti-social, parasitic way of life’
what were types of forbidden music
western influenced - rock n roll, soul, pop, jazz
which politicians believed in a liberal reform
bulganin
which politicians were conservative pro-stalinists
molotov, malenkov and kaganovich
hwo many political prisoners had been rehabilitated by 1956
8-9 million former/present political prisoners
how much of the soviet population were political prisoners in 1957
only 2%
when and why was there violent nationalist demonstrations in georgia
1956
wanted multi-party elections and full human rights
when was krushchev ousted
october 1964
who orchestrated the coup against khrushchev
brezhnev
podgorny
suslov
how did the coup begin
Khrushchev was taken to the presidium while others voiced their criticisms
what was the initial reasoning given for khrushchev’s resignment
advanced age and ill health
given for international appeasement
what was the following criticism from pravda
half-baked conclusions, hasty decisions, hare-brained schemes and unrealistic actions
how had khrushchev offended the military
wanted to reduce expenditure on conventional weapons to concentrate on nuclear arms
dealings abroad were criticised
what was the largest criticism of khrushchevs foreign policy
cuban missile crisis mishandling
personally blamed for poor relations between USSR and China
how was khrushchev’s style of leadership criticised
‘one-man-style’ of leading
meddling in matters of little expertise
failing to take advice
creating his own ‘personality cult’
how was khrushchev’s decentralisation criticised
had upset central party members by granting autonomy to local party leaders as the central ones lost control
regional partu secretaries were offended how their responsibilites had been divided
what was a poor decision from khrushchev regarding decentralisation
demanded a quarter of the central committee be renewed at every election
threatened their influence
lost support
how was khrushchev criticised regarding agriculture
failed the virgin lands scheme
a shortfall of food supplies forced the importing of grain from canada and the usa
embarrassing following his claims to agricultural ability
