Russia 5a - Media, propaganda and religion 1917-85 Flashcards
When was the Decree on Press?
1917
When was the Cheka created?
1917
When were the Church and State separated?
1918
When was the photo of Lenin after his assassination attempt published?
August 1918
When was the first radio broadcast?
1921
When was Glavlit?
1922
When was Tsaritsyn renamed?
1925
What was Tsaritsyn renamed to?
Stalingrad
When was Vozhd?
1932
When were religious attacks scaled back?
1941
When was the height of Stalin’s cult?
1945
When were consumer magazines?
1950s
When was the first TV news?
1961
When did most people have TVs by?
The 1980s
When was the mass campaign to get women to take of their veils?
International Women’s Day 1927
What were baptisms renamed to?
Octoberings
What names became popular?
Ninel and Revolyutsiya
What happened to 30 small communities from 1958-1991?
They disappeared from the map due to nuclear disasters that were supressed
How many printing presses and newspapers were closed by 1921?
575 printing presses
2000 newspapers
What were the official newspapers?
Pravda and Izvestia
What is an example of an avant garde artist promoting political policies?
Gustav Klutsis used photomontage to promote Lenin’s electrification policies
What was the purpose of Glavlit?
Censored publications
What news was suppressed under Stalin?
Any bad news, including bad weather
How did people access western publications under Brezhnev?
The black market
How many radio stations were there until 1964?
One
Who allowed medial pluralism?
Khrushchev and Brezhnev
What was exposed by TV coverage?
Brezhnev’s frailty
What advances were celebrated on TV?
Sputnik, Gagarin and Tereshkova
What was Stalin’s image in his Cult of Personality?
As a disciple of Lenin and as Generalissimo (after WWII)
Whose cults of personality were not successful?
Khrushchev’s was hindered by his policy failures and Brezhnev’s was mocked and inspired cynicism
When did Lenin target Islam?
After 1921
Which religion was targeted in the Civil War?
Catholicism
When were churches closed?
During collectivisation
How was morale boosted during WWII?
The Orthodox Church was used
Who did Khrushchev target?
Women because they were the most ‘observant’ members of society
How many citizens had a faith under Brezhnev?
20%
