How Did Many Soviet Citizens Receive Lessons in Open Political

question 47

Multiple Choice

How did many Soviet citizens receive lessons in open political discussion, critical thinking, and representative government?

• A)From participation in local councils in each neighborhood that resolved local political grievances through elected officers
• B)From illegally watching banned U.S. television shows that depicted electoral activity
• C)From following political activity in new democracies that emerged with decolonization and were widely reported on by the Soviet press
• D)From watching the Congress of People's Deputies, whose deputies had been chosen in free elections in 1989

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