Soviet society during the Leonid Brezhnev years was marked by all of these characteristics EXCEPT:
a. a more restrictive attitude towards dissidents.
b. an educational system focusing on rote memorization and political indoctrination.
c. the idea that being exposed to foreign ideas, including rock music, was harmful to the Soviet people.
d. a willingness to allow the media to occasionally release uncensored news reports.
e. a ban on raising children to be left-handed.
d
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