External opposition by Cultural dissidents

Question 1

What external opposition did Khrushchev face?

Answer 1

the return of greater intellectual and artistic freedom under Khrushchev brought about a new group of cultural dissidents that used the arts to convey political messages
they aimed for democracy, human rights and the rights of national minorities

Question 2

How did publishing pose a threat to Khrushchev?

Answer 2

Tamizdat = writers sought to evade Soviet censorship by publishing their work abroad. They hoped their work would be relayed back to Soviet citizens through foreign broadcasts.

Samizdat = duplicating material by hand or finding printers that run illegally at night. Copies circulated by personal contact

this was very high risk and lead to imprisonment

Question 3

How did magazines pose a threat to Khrushchev?

Answer 3

A number of dissident magazines with established

they aimed for democracy, human rights and the rights of national minorities

the government began restricting dissident material and identified 130,000 people that were involved in this

these were intellectuals whose writings were considered hostile to the regime
They were prevented from getting a job and were imprisoned

Question 4

How did artists pose a threat to Khrushchev?

Answer 4

Dissident painters pursued their art in private challenging the official artistic reality
unlike the dissident writers, artists were able to escape persecution
the state found their activities less damaging to the regime