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There were many forms of
repression
Repression may refer to:
* Memory inhibition, the ability to filter irrelevant memories from attempts to recall
* Political repression, the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons
* Psychological repression, the p ...
in the Soviet Union carried out by the
Soviet government
The Government of the Soviet Union ( rus, Прави́тельство СССР, p=prɐˈvʲitʲɪlʲstvə ɛs ɛs ɛs ˈɛr, r=Pravítelstvo SSSR, lang=no), formally the All-Union Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly ab ...
and the ruling
Communist Party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
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Political repression in the Soviet Union
Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, tens of millions of people suffered political repression, which was an instrument of the state since the October Revolution. It culminated during the Stalin era, then declined, but it continued to exist ...
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Ideological repression in the Soviet Union
Politics of the Soviet Union