Control of the People: The State and Cultural Change (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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In what year did Leonid Brezhnev become General Secretary?
In what year did Leonid Brezhnev become General Secretary?
1964
What was the key characteristic of Brezhnev's cultural policy?
What was the key characteristic of Brezhnev's cultural policy?
Nostalgia for the past
Who identified three categories of artists under Brezhnev: functionaries, oppositionists, dissidents?
Who identified three categories of artists under Brezhnev: functionaries, oppositionists, dissidents?
Piero Ostellino
How many years was Andrei Sinyavsky sentenced to in the 1966 trial?
How many years was Andrei Sinyavsky sentenced to in the 1966 trial?
Seven years
How did the government deal with famous dissident artists after the Sinyavsky-Daniel trial?
How did the government deal with famous dissident artists after the Sinyavsky-Daniel trial?
Allowed them to emigrate
What event in 1968 led to a hardening of Brezhnev's attitude towards culture?
What event in 1968 led to a hardening of Brezhnev's attitude towards culture?
Prague Spring
Which ballet, choreographed by Yury Grigorovich in 1968, aligned with Soviet ideology?
Which ballet, choreographed by Yury Grigorovich in 1968, aligned with Soviet ideology?
Spartacus
Who founded the Mitki Collective in 1984?
Who founded the Mitki Collective in 1984?
Dmitry 'Mitya' Shagin
In what year was the 'Bulldozer Exhibition' violently broken up by police?
In what year was the 'Bulldozer Exhibition' violently broken up by police?
1974
When was Alexander Tvardovsky, editor of New World, forced to resign?
When was Alexander Tvardovsky, editor of New World, forced to resign?
1970