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1963 caused by rise in prices on food. The martial
law for one week was introduced in the city.
March, 9 Celebration of the 150-th anniversary of Taras
1964 Shevchenko’s birthday.
May, 24 The fire (it was an arson according to one of
1964 the versions) in the Central Research Library
in Kyiv. 600 thousand volumes of valuable
and unique literary works were destroyed.
October, 14 The plenum of CC CPSU discharged M.
1964 Khrushchyov from the position of the First
Secretary of CC CPSU and pensioned him
off. Leonid Brezhnev was elected for the
position of the First Secretary.

CHAPTER VІ. UKRAINE IN THE PERIOD OF
TOTALITARIAN SYSTEM CRISIS.

THEME 16. Ukraine in the period of stagnation.

March The plenum CC CPSU reviewed an issue
1965 about urgent actions of further development
of agriculture. A new procedure of
agricultural production procurement was
approved, plans of purchases were approved,
purchase prices were raised, expenses for
agriculture were redistributed, etc. These
actions revived agricultural production to a
certain extent, but they failed to change
matters substantially. They did not change
relations of production in village.
Summer- A wave of mass arrests among Ukrainian
autumn intelligentsia. 60 people were arrested.
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