The Impact of the Dissidents Flashcards

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How many countries signed the Helenski Accord?

What did they agree to respect, that the treatment of dissidents violated?

A

33

“freedom of thought, conscience and belief”

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ANDROPOV Records of cases were smuggled to __________________, and this led to bad publicity.

This irritated the soviet leadership, who were becoming increasingly concerned with their _____________.

A

Western human rights groups

International reputation

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ANDROPOV With growing mass, worldwide communication, news of arrests of prominent dissidents could? (2 things)

A

Embarrass Soviet leaders

Damage Soviet diplomacy

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Did dissidents ever threaten social/ political stability under Andropov?

A

No.

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Did dissidents get much support from the Soviet Union general public under Andropov?

A

No— they got little

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We’re dissidents under Andropov more a

-COLLECTION of INDIVIDUALS

or

  • a COHERENT GROUP (even a movement?)
A

Collection of individuals

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ANDROPOV

As dissidents for little support from the su general public and were more a collection of individuals who were not very organise, what happened in relation to their public demonstrations?

A

They struggled to organise the

They got limited support when they did

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Name an example of a failed dissident protest.

A

1968— public protest organised about Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia— Red Square.

Only 7 people turned up!!

(Fear of secret police also played a big role)

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As well as being disorganised, what other factor stopped dissidents getting much influence?

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People were scared of the secret police — reluctant to get involved

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By the end of the 1970s, what did Andropov’s measures succeed in doing?

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Keeping dissident groups SMALL, DIVIDED, and in a state of MUTUAL DISTRUST

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How did the methods of dealing with opposition change from Stalin to Andropov?

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More subtle measures

Developments in technology of surveillance (bugging)— made it more sophisticated

PROFESSIONALISM, REPUTATION and STATUS of KGB grew considerably under Andropov’s leadership

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