Question

Which Soviet policies and practices does this passage condemn? Check all that apply.

the cult of the individual
the increase in censorship
the rise of the secret police
the release of political prisoners
the executions of the Great Purge
the decentralization of the economy

Answer 1

the cult of the individual
the increase in censorship
the rise of the secret police
the executions of the Great Purge

Answer 2

The correct options are:

• the cult of the individual
• the increase in censorship
• the rise of the secret police
• the executions of the Great Purge

The Soviet Union was a Marxist-Leninist republic that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991. Although formally constituted as a federation of 15 republics, its political and economic system was de facto strongly centralist, with a single-party political system dominated by the Communist Party until 1990.