What role did the United States play in the Soviet dissident movement?
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) · May 5, 2026
A presenter argued that the Cold War and Western shortwave broadcasts—including Voice of America, BBC, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty and Deutsche Welle—amplified Soviet dissident voices by circulating samizdat and rebroadcasting texts back into the USSR. The presenter said anecdotal evidence suggested "millions and millions" of Soviet citizens listened to those broadcasts.
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