THE MISUSE OF THE PARENTAL-CHILD FACTOR BY THE SOVIET STATE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NONCONFORMITY (BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE MEMBERS OF UKRAINIAN DISSIDENTS’ FAMILIES)

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  • Iryna Yezerska The National Museum-Memorial “Prison at Lontskoho street” (Lviv, Ukraine)

Abstract

In this article the author deals with the complicated confrontation of Ukrainian dissidents with the Communist–Soviet system in the 1960-1980s. Punitive and repressive organs used the arsenal of methods and means against the dissents. The most cynical methods were to threaten the sensual sphere of human life. In order to affect the opponents, they jeopardized the well-being, safety, health or even life of the dissidents’ beloved ones. Based on the respondents’ oral testimonies, the most common and typical tool of the KGB pressure on the families, primarily children, is revealed (educational and career development barriers, use of propaganda and fear to form an opinion in the surroundings). The families’ steadfastness to the repressions is also emphasized.

Key words: Ukrainian dissidents.

Author Biography

Iryna Yezerska, The National Museum-Memorial “Prison at Lontskoho street” (Lviv, Ukraine)

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Published

2019-06-17

How to Cite

Єзерська, І. (2019). THE MISUSE OF THE PARENTAL-CHILD FACTOR BY THE SOVIET STATE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NONCONFORMITY (BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE MEMBERS OF UKRAINIAN DISSIDENTS’ FAMILIES). Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (4), 336-345. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/314

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No. 4 (2019): Scientific Bulletin of the National museum of the History of Ukraine

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