Deze scriptie behandelt de rol en betekenis van de Alexander Herzen-stichting. De Amsterdamse stichting zette zich gedurende de jaren zestig en zeventig in om de situatie van de dissidenten en de...Show moreDeze scriptie behandelt de rol en betekenis van de Alexander Herzen-stichting. De Amsterdamse stichting zette zich gedurende de jaren zestig en zeventig in om de situatie van de dissidenten en de dissidentenbeweging in de Sovjet-Unie onder de aandacht te brengen in het Westen. Hoofdzakelijk werd dit gedaan door het schrijven van verscheidene krantenartikelen, lezingen en tentoonstellingen te organiseren en het publiceren van literaire werken van diverse Sovjetdissidenten, zoals Andrej Amalrik, die in hun eigen land verboden waren.Show less
After Khrushchev's secret speech denouncing Stalin in 1956, much changed for the citizens of the Soviet Union. This thesis aims to set out a clear overview of the opinions and viewpoints of young...Show moreAfter Khrushchev's secret speech denouncing Stalin in 1956, much changed for the citizens of the Soviet Union. This thesis aims to set out a clear overview of the opinions and viewpoints of young Soviet citizens in 1956, regarding the secret speech. It aims to do so by first of all discussing the events during that time period and so to illustrate how the process of destalinisation started. Secondly, the viewpoints of young people, taken from the primary source that is the memoires of Marvin Kalb, 25 at the time and working in Moscow for the year 1956, are compared to the popular opinion of that time. Thus a clear distinction can be made between the opinions of young people and the popular opinion of the rest of the Soviet Union.Show less
