Cultural High Stalinism Flashcards
1
Q
Who launched a purge of cultural life and when
A
Zhdanov in 1946.
Known as the Zhdanovschina
2
Q
Why was the purge created
A
Fear of increased Westernisation during the war years.
3
Q
Which two literary journals were purged
A
- “The adventures of a Monkey”
- Anna Akhmatova’s poems
4
Q
Music
A
Shostakovich was forced to compose Stalinist music
5
Q
Film
A
Eisenstein’s film “Ivan the Terrible” was criticised.
6
Q
How was Western influence banned
A
This was completely blocked
- radio transmission from abroad were jammed
- few were allowed to travel abroad
