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- 1L.A. museum shows how Soviet dissidents evaded censorship through art▼Soviet dissidents bypassed state censorship through art. This L.A. museum wants to show you how
A Los Angeles museum is presenting how Soviet-era dissidents circumvented strict state censorship by expressing dissent through art. Works made under tight political control show how coded imagery, unofficial exhibitions and underground networks allowed artists to critique the regime. The exhibition highlights creativity as a tool of resistance, drawing attention to a chapter of cultural history often overlooked in accounts of Soviet dissent.