Как в СССР остановили реабилитацию Сталина: письмо 25-ти и закулисье 1966 года

Exactly 60 years ago, in February 1966, the famous "Letter of the 25" appeared in the USSR – an appeal from scientists, writers, and cultural figures to Leonid Brezhnev asking him to prevent the rehabilitation of Joseph Stalin. In this episode, we speak with historian Irina Shcherbakova about the atmosphere after the 20th Congress, why the topic of re-Stalinization once again became a real threat, what role the memory of the war played, and why the opinions of culture and science were so important to the authorities at the time. Why was Stalin's rehabilitation stopped in 1966, while today his image is returning to textbooks, monuments, and the public consciousness? We examine the reasons and mechanisms. Guest: Irina Shcherbakova, historian. Support our work: Make a one-time donation (1,000 rubles): https://u.to/t37nIQ Make a standing payment (300 rubles): https://u.to/-H7nIQ Make a standing payment (500 rubles): https://u.to/MX-nIQ Make a standing payment (1,000 rubles): https://u.to/aX-nIQ Buy merch https://ozon.ru/t/bepddwW and here http://t.me/LLCNewSalesBot/Catalog Read our texts here https://novayagazeta.ru YouTube has slowed down, subscribe to our video channel on Telegram http://t.me/nomediarussia For advertising inquiries on the channel, write to [email protected] The YouTube channel "NO.Media from Russia" is a project of independent journalists who have remained in Moscow Timecodes: 00:04 Soviet Chronicle: "Life Will Be Better" 00:29 What is the "Letter of the 25" and why did it appear 01:50 What the letter's authors warned about 02:49 The origin of the initiative: Struggle within Brezhnev's entourage 04:35 What was the conversation about: Why was it possible to stop the rehabilitation then 05:00 Interview: The Atmosphere of 1966 and its Triggers 07:24 The Thaw and Rollbacks: Fighting for Every Word 10:00 "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and the Limits of Acceptability 12:56 The Removal of Khrushchev and the Protective Logic of the System 14:50 War Memory as a "Binder" and the Return of Stalin 17:13 The 20th Anniversary of Victory and Monumental Propaganda 21:06 The Congress, the Fear of Decisions Being Reversed and "Creeping" Restalinization 24:47 Letters as a Form of Public Pressure: Why They Worked Back Then 26:13 Key Points of the Letter: Internal Stability and Foreign Policy 31:54 What Changed in Symbols: Mausoleum, Busts, Portraits, School Textbooks 35:11 Underground Memory: Samizdat, Allusions in Culture 37:41 The Film "Liberation" and Applause for Stalin in Cinema 39:47 Are Letters of Such Scale Possible Today? 41:53 Why Power No Longer Dependent on Cultural Authority 47:26 Biographies of the Signatories: Experience of Repression and Personal Responsibility 51:57 Finale: Why It's Important to Remember This History