Soviet Intellectuals and Political Power: The Post-Stalin Era

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I.B.Tauris, 1990 - 330 pages
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The author, a former Soviet sociologist, describes the ties between the political regime and the intellectuals of that state. Beginning with the end of Stalin's rule, he explores what he sees as the mutual co-operation and antagonism that has existed between political leaders and intellectuals.
 

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CHAPTER
30
CHAPTER THREE
62
CHAPTER FOUR
75
CHAPTER FIVE
105
CHAPTER
149
CHAPTER SEVEN
172
CHAPTER EIGHT
203
1970s 203
224
Conclusion
280
Indexes
313
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Page 46 - As a close witness of those years, I can contend that the Academies of Sciences, Arts, and Marxism, in establishing the moving forces of history, have neglected a crucial, and perhaps even the most important, mainspring: fear. In order to understand so many of the puzzles, secrets, and absurdities of our complicated life, it is necessary to comprehend, most of all, the real significance of fear
Page 112 - Congress and the publication of Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, was the appearance of the so-called camp theme in licit literature and mass media.
Page 153 - ... of the author were formed in the milieu of the scientific and scientific-technological intelligentsia, which manifests much anxiety over the principles and specific aspects of foreign and domestic policy and over the future of mankind. This anxiety is nourished, in particular, by a realization that the scientific method of directing policy, the economy, arts, education and military affairs still has not become a reality. We regard as 'scientific' a method based on deep analysis of facts, theories...
Page 140 - KGB, but also to one of the most important unwritten laws of Soviet society: a kind of agreement between cat and mouse to the effect that the mouse will not squeak if the cat starts to eat him
Page 146 - Sakharov's challenge to the system was unprecedented in Soviet history. Never had one so privileged risked everything to side with the subordinate class in the USSR. In fact, Sakharov's actions cast doubt on the moral foundations of the system, even for those completely loyal to it. His statements that the USSR did not meet the demands of a normal civilized society greatly influenced the Soviet people, who were educated to have considerable respect for science and scientists.
Page 66 - Because of the tendency toward embedding secret messages, many literary and artistic works have become virtually inaccessible to those lacking either the intellectual sophistication or the knowledge of history and politics necessary to decode them. In fact, as a result of censorship, a special symbolic language has emerged within the intellectual community, knowledge of which is needed to understand much of contemporary Soviet culture. It has...
Page 38 - Georgi Arbatov, director of the Institute of the USA and Canada and a...
Page 83 - Soviet intelligentsia is the data collected during the first session of the Congress of People's Deputies in May and June 1989.
Page 46 - During Stalin's time, and to a lesser extent later, any act of benevolence on the part of the authorities was perceived by many intellectuals as a sign of "salvation" from arrest or dismissal from one's job.
Page 15 - During this period, the government also introduced new titles for artists, musicians, and the like, and a variety of competitions were conducted in the cultural fields. The winners of these competitions were awarded the title of Laureate, as well as medals, financial prizes, new apartments, and valuable musical instruments. By 1984 there were sixteen national titles for figures in the arts, and twenty types of medals used generously for decorating intellectuals.

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