Lenin as a leader- Unit 3

Question 1

Society under Lenin:

Answer 1

• Trotsky claimed communist state was to create Homo sovieticus (soviet man).
• To achieve, brought Russia under state control. Poletkult (proletariat culture) was to extend Bolshevik control.
• No place for free expression, ‘the purpose of art and literature is to serve the people’.

Question 2

Proletkult organisations:

Answer 2

1922
- Writers articles.
- Dramatic groups.
- Art studios.