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| A '''dissident''', broadly defined, is a person who actively [[challenge]]s an established [[doctrine]], [[policy]], or [[institution]]. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of [[totalitarian]] systems, especially the [[Soviet Union]], [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. | A '''dissident''', broadly defined, is a person who actively [[challenge]]s an established [[doctrine]], [[policy]], or [[institution]]. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of [[totalitarian]] systems, especially the [[Soviet Union]], [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. | ||
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| The term ''dissident'' was used in the [[Eastern bloc]], particularly in the [[Soviet Union]], in the period following [[Joseph Stalin]]'s death until the [[fall of communism]]. It was attached to citizens who criticized the practices or the authority of the Communist Party. The people who used to write and distribute non-censored, non-conformist ''[[samizdat]]'' literature were criticized in the official newspapers. Soon, many of those who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Bloc began to self-identify as dissidents. This radically changed the meaning of the term: instead of being used in reference to an individual who opposes society, it came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be for the good of a society. An important element of dissident activity in the USSR was informing society (both inside the Soviet Union and in foreign countries) about violation of laws and human rights: see [[Chronicle of Current Events]] and [[Moscow Helsinki Group]]. Some famous Soviet dissidents were [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] and [[Andrei Sakharov]]. | The term ''dissident'' was used in the [[Eastern bloc]], particularly in the [[Soviet Union]], in the period following [[Joseph Stalin]]'s death until the [[fall of communism]]. It was attached to citizens who criticized the practices or the authority of the Communist Party. The people who used to write and distribute non-censored, non-conformist ''[[samizdat]]'' literature were criticized in the official newspapers. Soon, many of those who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Bloc began to self-identify as dissidents. This radically changed the meaning of the term: instead of being used in reference to an individual who opposes society, it came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be for the good of a society. An important element of dissident activity in the USSR was informing society (both inside the Soviet Union and in foreign countries) about violation of laws and human rights: see [[Chronicle of Current Events]] and [[Moscow Helsinki Group]]. Some famous Soviet dissidents were [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]] and [[Andrei Sakharov]]. | ||
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A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of totalitarian systems, especially the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and Saudi Arabia.
Eastern bloc dissidents
The term dissident was used in the Eastern bloc, particularly in the Soviet Union, in the period following Joseph Stalin's death until the fall of communism. It was attached to citizens who criticized the practices or the authority of the Communist Party. The people who used to write and distribute non-censored, non-conformist samizdat literature were criticized in the official newspapers. Soon, many of those who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Bloc began to self-identify as dissidents. This radically changed the meaning of the term: instead of being used in reference to an individual who opposes society, it came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be for the good of a society. An important element of dissident activity in the USSR was informing society (both inside the Soviet Union and in foreign countries) about violation of laws and human rights: see Chronicle of Current Events and Moscow Helsinki Group. Some famous Soviet dissidents were Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Andrei Sakharov.
See also
- English Dissenters
- Soviet dissidents
- Dissident republican
- List of political dissidents
- List of Chinese dissidents
- List of Singaporean dissidents
- Cuban dissident movement
- Dissent
- Ideocracy
- Political dissent
- Speaking truth to power
