From Political Purge to Administrative Order: the Soviet Regime’s Policy towards Intellectuals during the New Economic Policy Period

ZHANG Jian-Hua

Russian Studies ›› 2009, Vol. 158 ›› Issue (4) : 35-48.

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Russian Studies ›› 2009, Vol. 158 ›› Issue (4) : 35-48.

From Political Purge to Administrative Order: the Soviet Regime’s Policy towards Intellectuals during the New Economic Policy Period

  •  ZHANG  Jian-Hua
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October Revolution is not only a great political revolution, but also a profound “ideological revolution” and even a more difficult “cultural revolution”. New economic policy shows both major adjustments by the Soviet regime in the economic sphere and tremendous changes in its cultural policy and ideology. Considering its national security, the Soviet regime has adopted means including political purge, judicial repression and even expulsion against some anti-communist and anti-Soviet Union intellectuals, which has played an active role to a great extent, but left behind problems as well.

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The New Economic Policy / Intellectual / Political Purge / Soviet Regime
【Kлючевые слова】Новая экономическая политика
/ интеллигенция / политическая чистка / советский режим

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ZHANG Jian-Hua. From Political Purge to Administrative Order: the Soviet Regime’s Policy towards Intellectuals during the New Economic Policy Period[J]. Russian Studies. 2009, 158(4): 35-48
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