Andropov’s Suppression of Dissidents, 1967–82 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Who appointed Andropov as KGB head in 1967
Who appointed Andropov as KGB head in 1967
Leonid Brezhnev
Event that shaped Andropov's fear of reform
Event that shaped Andropov's fear of reform
1956 Hungarian Revolution
Andropov's core strategy for controlling dissidents
Andropov's core strategy for controlling dissidents
Maximum control through minimum violence
Number emigrated under Andropov as KGB head
Number emigrated under Andropov as KGB head
Over 100,000 potential trouble makers
Repressive psychiatry definition
Repressive psychiatry definition
Sending dissidents to psychiatric institutions for treatment
Soviet citizens receiving KGB warnings in 1970s
Soviet citizens receiving KGB warnings in 1970s
Around 70,000
What is samizdat
What is samizdat
Self-published materials circulating from late 1950s
Andrei Sakharov's nickname
Andrei Sakharov's nickname
Father of the Hydrogen Bomb
Year of Helsinki Agreement
Year of Helsinki Agreement
1975
Year Andropov succeeded Brezhnev as Soviet leader
Year Andropov succeeded Brezhnev as Soviet leader
1982