This book is devoted to the history of the protest movement in Ukraine during the 1960s–1980s. The author focuses on the confrontation between the Ukrainian intelligentsia and the Soviet totalitarian state. It examines the national and cultural revival of the 1960s and its subsequent suppression, the formation of opposition currents within the dissident movement, the development of Ukrainian samizdat, state repression against dissenters, and the emergence of the human rights movement.

These processes are analyzed within the broader context of the evolution of the Soviet system—from its consolidation to its eventual decline. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of the nature of resistance to totalitarianism and the role of the intelligentsia in driving social change.

The publication is intended for historians, political scientists, educators, students, and all those interested in modern Ukrainian history.

Second edition, revised and expanded.

Length: 248 pages. Hardcover.