LIFE UNDER SOVIET REPRESSION. THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE UKRAINIAN DISSIDENT MOVEMENT

The article examines the activities of the participants of the Ukrainian dissident movement under the pressure of Soviet repression, highlights their activities in the national liberation struggle of Ukrainians and their return to opposition activities after imprisonment. The legal framework used by the Soviet totalitarian government to limit and intimidate any manifestations of dissent is characterized. The main stages of the Soviet repressive policy and its changes in relation to society in general are determined. The importance of the cooperation of Ukrainian political prisoners, both in prison and after release, for the struggle against the totalitarian government, as well as the importance of such communication for the development of the dissident movement as a whole, is emphasized.