@article{0193afbc-9918-71b5-801c-597201916a56,
author = {Tadeusz  Lebioda},
title = {The faces of Soviet anti‑Semitism. From the end of the Second World War to the dissolution of the USSR. Historical outline},
journal = {Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies)},
volume = {2024},
number = {Volume 18},
year = {2024},
issn = {2082-7695},
pages = {361-389},keywords = {Jews; Stalinism; propaganda; terror; anti‑Semitism},
abstract = {aim of this article is to sketch the attitude of Soviet power and society towards the Jews from the end of the Second World War until the dissolution of the USSR. It has become particularly important to demonstrate the anti‑ Semitic policies and propaganda of the Stalinist regime. The aim is also to delineate the change in attitude towards Jews that occurred after Khrushchev came to power. The liberalisation of the regime was accompanied by a softening of anti‑ Semitic propaganda. The article will also outline the period of stagnation of the system of power in the USSR during Brezhnev’s rule. It will reflect negatively on the situation of Jews in the country. The promoted unity and brotherhood of nations was juxtaposed with bureaucratic harassment of the Jews. Their emigration was also blocked and widespread surveillance was carried out. In the 1970s, their situation was improved by international relaxation. The period of Gorbachev’s Perestroika saw a rise in Russian nationalism and anti‑ Semitic sentiment. Dissident groups emerged, opportunities for Jewish organisational development and culture improved, and emigration intensified. There was support from the World Jewish Congress. In the Soviet system, attitudes towards Jews were visible on two levels characterised by state anti‑ Semitism and social anti Semitism.},
doi = {10.4467/20827695WSC.24.021.20636},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/wschodnioznawstwo/article/oblicza-sowieckiego-antysemityzmu-od-zakonczenia-ii-wojny-swiatowej-do-rozwiazania-zsrr}
}