The Khrushchev Thaw relaxed Soviet social restrictions a bit and permitted a limited influx of European and North American literature, films and music.
ðə kɹˈuːstʃɛf θˈɔː ɹᵻlˈækst sˈoʊviət sˈoʊʃəl ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃənz ɐ bˈɪt ænd pɚmˈɪɾᵻd ɐ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ˈɪnflʌks ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ænd nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, fˈɪlmz ænd mjˈuːzɪk.