CENSORED: How The West Became Soviet Russia

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Kulaks were farmers resisting Stalin's crop requisition, and Anka's lover uses the party card for iniquitous purposes. In the final scene of the movie, she confronts him at gunpoint and, after he ignominiously begs forgiveness, she has him arrested by the authorities. By vilifying kulaks, Stalin aimed to diminish public sympathy for them. Socialist realism is promoted since, at the end of the movie, her loyalty to the party takes precedence over her romantic feelings; therefore, Stalin approved its production. However, not all films earned his approval. There were cases of literary hoaxes, where authors made up a translated source. Poet Vladimir Lifschitz, for instance, invented a British poet named James Clifford, who allegedly died in 1944 on the Western Front. Vladimir published poetry which he claimed was written by James Clifford, but which was actually his own work.

Countries such as Latvia, Estonia and Finland have seen an influx of both Russian tourists and émigrés since the beginning of the war, and have begun independently tightening immigration rules and enforcing limited visa bans. Other informal proposals aimed at limiting Russian tourism during the war include requiring Russians to sign a statement condemning the invasion when they enter Europe. Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul suggests that Russian visitors be required to pay a tax of around €100 toward Ukraine’s reconstruction. However, the relationship was hindered by Russia’s deeply pragmatic approach to foreign policy. To maintain friendly relations with the west, Kremlin continued to condemn Pyongyang’s nuclear program. He argued that would avoid the blanket restrictions that could punish Russians who have opposed the war and help spark a brain drain in Russia.

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Due to the appearance of foreign radio stations broadcasting in Russian territory and their immunity from censorship, as well as the appearance of a large number of shortwave receivers, massive jamming of these stations was applied in the USSR using high-power radio-electronic equipment. It continued for almost 60 years until the end of the Cold War. The Soviet radio censorship network was the most extensive in the world.

The seemingly simple solution was for the Soviet Union to begin producing their own jeans, despite it being an awkward admission of bowing to consumer demand. Yet, as a 1979 Guardian article reported: “After years of hesitation and reflection, the Soviet leadership has decided to yield to popular demand, and to authorise production of one of the most classless garments devised by capitalism – blue jeans. America's three leading jeans manufacturers, Levi Strauss, Bluebell, which makes Wranglers, and the VF Corporation which sells under the Lee label, have been invited to tender to help the Russians to manufacture jeans.” The deal, however, fell through the following year, due to escalated tensions that stemmed from the US team boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics – an act of protest in response to the Soviet-Afghan war. Some members of Putin’s elite remain at their posts because they fear being arrested and branded a traitor or claim that they are standing in the way of even more destructive policies. Some even see themselves as victims of Western sanctions unfairly targeting them. They may even despise Putin—but whatever their private justifications, they serve him.Phantom pains of the old empire help explain Russians’ enthusiasm for the “return” of Crimea in 2014. Zorkaya, Neya (1989). The Illustrated History of the Soviet Cinema, Hippocrene Books, New York. Print. 217. De Villiers, Marq. (1992). Down the Volga: a journey through Mother Russia in a time of troubles (1st Americaned.). New York: Viking. pp. 46–7. ISBN 0670843539. OCLC 24318763.