Postwar Ideological Terror ("Zhdanovshchina") (1946–1953)
A return to total control over culture after the relative loosening of the war years. The crushing of the Ukrainian creative intelligentsia, accusations of "bourgeois nationalism" (attacks on M. Rylsky and Yu. Yanovsky, the hounding of V. Sosiura for his poem "Love Ukraine"). In parallel, a state antisemitic campaign of "struggle against cosmopolitans" unfolded, culminating in the execution of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and the "Doctors' Plot"[1][2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
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| G0010 | USSR |
Total ideological control over art and the press, banning of literary works, and vilification of writers for alleged "bourgeois nationalism"[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
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| T0101 | Censorship |
Total ideological control over art and the press, banning of literary works, and vilification of writers for alleged "bourgeois nationalism"[1]. |
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| T0021 | Neutralization of the Opposition |
Fabricated repressions against figures of the Ukrainian and Jewish intelligentsia, culminating in the execution of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and the "Doctors' Plot"[1]. |
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| T0022 | Terror |
Organization of public political persecution (attacks on M. Rylsky, V. Sosiura, and Yu. Yanovsky; the campaign to "combat cosmopolitans"), instilling an atmosphere of paralyzing fear and suspicion in society[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0021 | Propaganda |
Total ideological control over art and the press, banning of literary works, and vilification of writers for alleged "bourgeois nationalism"[1]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Fabricated repressions against figures of the Ukrainian and Jewish intelligentsia, culminating in the execution of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and the "Doctors' Plot"[1]. |
References
- Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.