Repression of science in the Soviet Union subclass of Ideological repression in the Soviet Union
Many fields of scientific research in the Soviet Union were banned or suppressed with various justifications. All humanities and social sciences were tested for strict accordance with historical materialism. These tests served as a cover for political suppression of scientists who engaged in research labeled as "idealistic" or "bourgeois". Many scientists were fired, others have been arrested and sent to Gulag. The suppression of scientific research began during the Stalin era and continued after his regime.The consequences of ideologically-motivation persecution had dramatic effects on many fields of Soviet science.
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