Development of Stalinist Cult Flashcards
Stalin was pictured alongside which communist icons in Propaganda?
Karl Marx (<333), Fredrich Engels & Lenin
In 1938, which book was published which epitomises the level of control Stalin had/Stalin’s cult? Why was it significant in this way?
‘The History of the All-Union Communist Party’ or ‘Short Course’.
It said Stalin played a huge role in the October Revolution whilst Trotsky was labelled an ‘enemy of the state.’
Photographs were edited so that Stalin’s enemies were physically removed from them and Stalin was placed next to Lenin.
How can you liken Stalin to the Tsar when considering his cult of personality?
Many Soviet Union citizens saw him as their God, they worshipped and obeyed him just like they had with the Tsar. Peasants and workers even created shrines to him known as ‘red corners’ in their homes.
How did Stalin see culture? (Arts, theatre, books etc).
As mediums he could use to further his cult of personality, he just saw it all as Propaganda.
Which Unions were established to control the arts?
‘Union of Soviet Writers’ which all writers had to join, ‘Union of Soviet Artists’ which all artists had to join. It was the same for theatre and music.
How did Stalin see individual expression?
As politically suspect. Everyone had to work for the collective.
What is socialist realism?
The doctrine that every writer and artists and other creative figure had to stick to when producing work. ‘Reality in its revolutionary development.’
What were artists and writers meant to show Soviet life as?
Not as it was then, but as it could be if/when Communism were to prosper. Ideal future. Socialist Utopia.
Features of Socialist Realism include?
Glorifying the working man and communities working together for the collective.
Which classic Russian composers did Stalin force everyone to listen to?
Tchaikovsky and Glinka.
Which type of art was particularly useful in promoting the Stalinist cult of personality?
Landscape Art so like sculptures.
Which culture that was popular among the peasantry was promoted?
Folk culture, communities dancing and singing together as troops. Meant to represent national values.
What was Stalin’s most important tool in his cult of personality?
Propaganda.
How did Stalin portray collectivisation in Propaganda?
A Socialist Offensive aimed to eradicate class enemies who were Kulaks or Capitalists.
Which famous miner became the focus of propaganda campaigns to promote the socialist man?
Aleksei Stakhanov
