Historical Events tagged with "cultural oppression"
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Murder of Thirteen Jewish Intellectuals in Moscow
Thirteen prominent Jewish writers, poets, and intellectuals were murdered in Moscow, as part of a state-sponsored campaign against perceived threats to Soviet ideology. This event, later known as the Night of the Murdered Poets, marked a significant escalation in the repression of Jewish culture and intellect in the post-war Soviet Union. The victims, who had made substantial contributions to literature, were accused of various fabricated crimes against the state. Their executions symbolized the broader crackdown on dissent by the Soviet regime.
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