brezhnev CONTROL Flashcards
1
Q
what did Brezhnevs media focus on?
A
- the victory of the second world war (in posters, books and films)
- films set in contemporary Russia
- fashionable citizens in luxury apartments
2
Q
what did the cult of Brezhnev do?
A
portrayed Brezhnev as:
- a gear Leninist
- a military hero
- dedicated to gaining world peace
- a man of the people
3
Q
why did Brezhnevs Cult of Personality fail?
A
it was counterproductive - was clear Brezhnev was not a great revolutionary
4
Q
what happened to religion under Brezhnev?
A
- Brezhnev ended Khrushchev’s anti-religious campaign
- the government supported anti-American Islamic groups
- Spiritual Board of Muslims established
5
Q
what happened to terror under Brezhnev?
A
was hugely scaled back due to the USSR being a police state
6
Q
what happened to art under Brezhnev?
A
-Brezhnev abandoned Cultural Liberalisation
- He arrested authors for producing ‘anti-soviet propaganda’
- there were many illegal/ secret art shows
