4 1 - 1 9 4 6 ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁events ▁ ▁The ▁m ild ▁political ▁liberal ization ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁quickly ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁was ▁generally ▁left ▁un m ol ested ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁allowed ▁to ▁print ▁small ▁amounts ▁of ▁religious ▁literature , ▁but ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁minor ity ▁relig ions ▁was ▁res umed . ▁St alin ▁and ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁were ▁given ▁full ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁victory ▁over ▁Germany , ▁and ▁gener als ▁such ▁as ▁Zh uk ov ▁were ▁dem oted ▁to ▁regional ▁commands ▁( U k raine ▁in ▁his ▁case ). ▁With ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁anti - West ern ▁propag anda ▁was ▁stepped ▁up , ▁with ▁the ▁capital ist ▁world ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁dec ad ent ▁place ▁where ▁crime , ▁un emp loyment , ▁and ▁pover ty ▁were ▁r amp ant . ▁ ▁Art ▁and ▁science ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁rig orous ▁c ensor ship . ▁ ▁Where ▁previously ▁The ▁All - ▁Russian ▁Union ▁of ▁Writ ers ▁( AU W ) ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁publish ▁ap olit ical ▁writing , ▁The ▁Russian ▁Association ▁of ▁Pro let arian ▁Writ ers ▁( R APP ) ▁ins isted ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁politics ▁in ▁literary ▁work , ▁and ▁published ▁content ▁which ▁primarily ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁h eg em ony ▁of ▁the ▁working - class ▁values ▁in