Russia 5a - Media, propaganda and religion 1917-85 Flashcards

1
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When was the Decree on Press?

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1917

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2
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When was the Cheka created?

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1917

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3
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When were the Church and State separated?

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1918

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4
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When was the photo of Lenin after his assassination attempt published?

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August 1918

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5
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When was the first radio broadcast?

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1921

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6
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When was Glavlit?

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1922

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7
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When was Tsaritsyn renamed?

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1925

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8
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What was Tsaritsyn renamed to?

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Stalingrad

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9
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When was Vozhd?

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1932

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10
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When were religious attacks scaled back?

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1941

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11
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When was the height of Stalin’s cult?

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1945

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12
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When were consumer magazines?

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1950s

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13
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When was the first TV news?

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1961

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14
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When did most people have TVs by?

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The 1980s

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15
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When was the mass campaign to get women to take of their veils?

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International Women’s Day 1927

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16
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What were baptisms renamed to?

A

Octoberings

17
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What names became popular?

A

Ninel and Revolyutsiya

18
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What happened to 30 small communities from 1958-1991?

A

They disappeared from the map due to nuclear disasters that were supressed

19
Q

How many printing presses and newspapers were closed by 1921?

A

575 printing presses
2000 newspapers

20
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What were the official newspapers?

A

Pravda and Izvestia

21
Q

What is an example of an avant garde artist promoting political policies?

A

Gustav Klutsis used photomontage to promote Lenin’s electrification policies

22
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What was the purpose of Glavlit?

A

Censored publications

23
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What news was suppressed under Stalin?

A

Any bad news, including bad weather

24
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How did people access western publications under Brezhnev?

A

The black market

25
Q

How many radio stations were there until 1964?

A

One

26
Q

Who allowed medial pluralism?

A

Khrushchev and Brezhnev

27
Q

What was exposed by TV coverage?

A

Brezhnev’s frailty

28
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What advances were celebrated on TV?

A

Sputnik, Gagarin and Tereshkova

29
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What was Stalin’s image in his Cult of Personality?

A

As a disciple of Lenin and as Generalissimo (after WWII)

30
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Whose cults of personality were not successful?

A

Khrushchev’s was hindered by his policy failures and Brezhnev’s was mocked and inspired cynicism

31
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When did Lenin target Islam?

A

After 1921

32
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Which religion was targeted in the Civil War?

A

Catholicism

33
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When were churches closed?

A

During collectivisation

34
Q

How was morale boosted during WWII?

A

The Orthodox Church was used

35
Q

Who did Khrushchev target?

A

Women because they were the most ‘observant’ members of society

36
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How many citizens had a faith under Brezhnev?

A

20%