title: EVERYDAY LIFE AND CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS IN TRANSCARPATHIA DURING THE KHRUSHCHEV ERA
abstract: After the death of J. Stalin, in the period of the Khrushchev "thaw" (1953Khrushchev "thaw" ( -1964) some positive changes were traced in the Soviet Union, as well as in Transcarpathia region, which was the "Western gate" of the USSR: fewer repressions, partial liberalization of political life, slight weakening of the totalitarian regime, lots of political, economic and social reforms. In Transcarpathia, the Soviet authorities did their utmost to ensure that the area was fully integrated into th
journal: Scientific notes of Taurida National V I Vernadsky University series Historical Sciences