It is an emotional plea for the current ruler, Khrushchev, and future rulers, not to return to Stalinist methods. It shows how all the mechanisms of Stalinism are still in place, as are many of the leading Soviet personnel who carried out the repressions. Yevtushenko hopes that the system will change enough to prevent terror's return to the country.
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It is an emotional plea for the current ruler, Khrushchev, and future rulers, not to return to Stalinist methods. It shows how all the mechanisms of Stalinism are still in place, as are many of the leading Soviet personnel who carried out the repressions. Yevtushenko hopes that the system will change enough to prevent terror's return to the country.
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