In the early 1980s, with the Soviet Union's international reputation damaged by the invasion of Afghanistan, persecution of dissidents and human rights activists intensified, and spelled the end of the groups that were still active at the time.
In the early 1980s, with the Soviet Union's international reputation damaged by the invasion of Afghanistan, persecution of the dissidents intensified. The increased repression of 1981--1982 spelled the end of the groups that were still active at the time.