JWST 303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Glasnost, Intelligentsia, Russian Culture

• School: McGill University
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST 303
• Professor: Daniel Heller

Document Summary

The jews of russia and the soviet union, 1881 to the. December 1979 soviet forces invade afghanistan to stop political developments deemed detrimental to soviet interests: cruel war with afghan resistors in result us places embargo on grain shipment with ussr, also strong cutback on cultural and trade agreements. Period of d tente ends: along with mass emigration. Brezhnev"s last years saw general stagnation in culture, economics, and politics: stability ~ same officials, country slips back into conservatism authorities break up groups formed to ensure soviets complied with helsinki agreements. 200 jews in eleven cities participate in hunger strikes in 1984 inspired by the arrest of hebrew teachers on fabricated charges. Brezhnev political era did not end with his death (1982: ended with the rise of mikhail gorbachev to party leadership (1985) Despite claims of glasnost (openness) no real liberalising reforms in terms of nationality.