Church of St. George the Victorious

Poklonnaya Hill 5/21/2017

Moscow, Russian Federation
May 21, 2017

Considered as one of the most picturesque places in Moscow, the Poklonnaya Gora, which literally translates to ‘bow-down hill’ (but metaphorically described as ‘Worshipful Submission Hill’), is one of the highest spots in Moscow. This memorial complex covers a territory of 135 hectares that includes the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the Victory Monument, the Church of the Great Martyr, and the Memorial Mosque, among others.

This is the hill where Napoleon was said to have waited in vain to be given the keys to the city in 1812.

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Soviet dissidents were people who disagreed with certain features in the embodiment of Soviet ideology and who were willing to speak out against them. The term dissident was used in the Soviet Union in the period following Joseph Stalin's death until the fall of communism. It was used to refer to small groups of marginalized intellectuals whose modest challenges to the Soviet regime met protection and encouragement from correspondents. Following the etymology of the term, a dissident is considered to sit apart from the regime. As dissenters began self-identifying as dissidents, the term came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be for the good of a society.Political opposition in the USSR was barely visible and, with rare exceptions, of little consequence. Instead, an important element of dissident activity in the Soviet Union was informing society (both inside the Soviet Union and in foreign countries) about violation of laws and human rights. Over time, the dissident movement created vivid awareness of Soviet Communist abuses.
Soviet dissidents who criticized the state faced possible legal sanctions under the Soviet Criminal Code and faced the choice of exile, the mental hospital, or the labor camp. Anti-Soviet political behavior, in particular, being outspoken in opposition to the authorities, demonstrating for reform, writing books were defined in some persons as being simultaneously a criminal act (e.g., violation of Articles 70 or 190-1), a symptom (e.g., delusion of reformism), and a diagnosis (e.g., sluggish schizophrenia).