Development of the Stalin cult Flashcards
literature, the arts and other propaganda; Socialist Realism
how did the cult of Stalin develop
every new initiative was sold as the work of the all-knowing leader - Stalin
what was the history of the all-union communist party
main historical textbook for all educational institutions in 1938
Stalin assumed major role in Oct rev
Trotsky and other Bolsheviks portrayed as enemies of the people or assigned minor role in the rev
literature under Stalin
from 1932 all writers had to belong to the union of soviet writers
exerted control over what was written and who was allowed to write
what were artists required to do
painters and art critics were required to join the union of artists which controlled what was created and who was allowed to create
non-membership meant artistic isolation with no opportunity for commissions or the sale of work
what was socialist realism
seeing life as it was becoming to be rather than as it was
writers and artists were not to represent soviet life as it was at that time but to show what it might become
military illusions in propaganda
collectivisation of agriculture termed a full scale socialist offensive on all front
How did Stalin portray himself as a true communist
portraits showed Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin bringing enlightenment to the Russian people
examples of what propaganda would portray
paintings, poems, posters and sculptures
glorified stalin’s role as the mighty leader, father of the nation and universal genius
how many copies of the history of the all union communist party were sold
34 million copies by 1948
what was the frame of reference for writers and when was it laid down
Zhdanov laid it down in 1934 - works were expected to glorify the working man and messages conveyed were to be optimistic and positive
what happened to old paintings
some were vandalised as products of bourgeois culture
who was Aleksandr Gerasimov
traditional artist leading realist painter
was attacked
what themes had to be at the heart of literature
socialist construction and class struggle
what was the role of soviet cinema
raise the cultural level of the masses
what was soviet cinema like
straightforward and realistic with simple stories and plots
what happened to art galleries
some began to label exhibits according to the class origins of the artist
what were artistic brigades
groups of people which wrote about the successes of collectivisation and industrialisation
what did Stalin decree in April 1932
all proletarian artistic and literary organisations to be abolished and ordered all artists to come together in a single union
