University of Illinois

History 328

November 18, 2002

Dissent and Resistance: This Is Moscow Speaking

Discussion Questions

1. Who is the target of Daniel's satire?

2. What does the story say about Soviet urban educated society in the 1960s?

• Its standard of living
• Its values
• Its political beliefs

3. Why was Daniel arrested in 1966 and sentenced to 5 years of hard labor for writing this story?

Music: Vladimir Vysotsky, "The Wolf Hunt;" (unidentified recording, 1970s)
Bulat Okudzhava, "The Last Trolleybus," Le Soldat en papier (Le Chant du Monde)