The total silence of the Soviet state had already been breached by the end of the 1980s when debate on the general problems of society and its individual members re-emerged.
Nõukogude riigi vaikusest saavutati läbimurre tegelikult juba 1980. aastate lõpus, kui hakati taas rääkima ühiskonna ja inimeste üldistest probleemidest.