Development of Stalin cult

Question 1

When did the Stalin cult grow noticably?

Answer 1

After his 50th bitrhday in Dec 1929W

Question 2

When was the Stalin cult established?

Answer 2

1933 - height after ww2

Question 3

What was stallin described as?

Answer 3

an ‘all-knowing’ and ;universal genius’

Question 4

What was he known as leader?

Answer 4

the Great helmsman - knew how to lead the USSR

Question 5

Who was stalin percieved to be the successor to?

Answer 5

Marx and Lenin - bringing socialist enlightenment

Question 6

What title was Stalin given to symbolise him?

Answer 6

the ‘shining sun of humanity’

Question 7

How was Stalins portrayal as a true bolshevik?

Answer 7

Lived with no extravagance

Question 8

What was played upon by Stalin ‘cultists’?

Answer 8

his relation as being the heir of Lenin

Question 8

what forms of Propaganda was used ?

Answer 8

Paintings, art, sculptures, slogans - glorified Stalin
All books dedicated to him, acknowledged his genius

Question 9

Who else was associated with the cult?

Answer 9

Stalins inner circle- had cities and factories named after them

Question 10

Who did Stalin borrow imagery from?

Answer 10

the Tsar and his ‘little father’ image

Question 11

How was stalins roles changed by the cult?

Answer 11

rivals downplayed, villainised or even cut from books and photographs - whilst stalin was pivotal

Question 12

When were all writers forced to belong to the Union of Soviet Writers?

Answer 12

1932

Question 13

What art forms had Soviet Unions?

Answer 13

musicians, film-makers, sculptors and artists/critics

Question 14

What were the Media unions’ job?

Answer 14

would dictate what was allowed - not following guidelines meant exclusion

Question 15

What genre were writers and other artists required to create works in?

Answer 15

Socialist realism, depicting society as it should be

Question 16

When was the first Congress of the Union of Soviet Writers, who laid down the frame of reference?

Answer 16

Andrei Zhdanov

Question 17

What was Stalin committed to promoting?

Answer 17

‘national’ values

Question 18

Where was Propaganda prominent?

Answer 18

Nurseries and schools - the glories of Communism

Question 19

Who denounced their father to the NKVD for helping kulaks?

Answer 19

Pavlik Morozov

Question 20

What happened to Pavlik Morozov?

Answer 20

killed by local Kulaks - made a martyr figure - encouraged those to put the state first.

Question 21

What book did all students have to read and use to source their answers?

Answer 21

the ‘History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Short Course’ - edited by Stalin

Question 22

What statue aimed to inspire workers, first shown at the World Trade Fair in Paris 1937?

Answer 22

24.5 metre-high ‘Worker and Kolkhoz Woman’

Question 23

Why is there evidence Stakhanovites annoyed workesr?

Answer 23

managers found them challenging due to power on criticism on working conditions