Discontent and Uncertainty in the Borderlands: Soviet Moldavia and the Secret Speech 1956–1957

Igor Caşu and Mark Sandle

Europe-Asia Studies, 2014, vol. 66, issue 4, 613-644

Abstract: This article examines reactions to de-Stalinisation in Soviet Moldavia between February 1956 and March 1957. The article is based on evidence from the archives of both the former Communist Party of Moldavia and the Moldavian KGB. It highlights the uncertainty there was at local levels because of the denunciation of Stalin. Local party reports demonstrate concern about the activities of religious activists, Western propaganda, nationalism and disaffected youth. The Hungarian revolution of 1956 caused the party to change tack, and to begin a clampdown. These reports highlight that Soviet rule had very shallow roots in Moldavia.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2014.899768

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