Stains Use Of Propaganda and Censorship

Question 1

Why did he use Propaganda

Answer 1

1. Used to promote cult of personality to promote cult of personality and his policies of collectivation
2. Reduces power of oppossation by Russian worship of stalin so Censorship

Question 2

Censorship of posters, newspapers and arts

Answer 2

1. Propaganda was everywhere school, factories and workshops. Focused on the 5 year plan and being a good Russian
2. The main newspapers such as pravda and izestiya were propaganda tools and were used to promote 5 year plan
3. Art emphaised role of the worker with traditional values and the power of the state, murals of farmers were built, jazz was banned.

Question 3

The stakhovite movement

Answer 3

1. Propaganda used to raise productivity of workers an example of this would be the stakanovite
2. Based on donbas miner who produced 100 tones of coal in a 5 hour shift which was 14 times the quota
3. Turned into model worker for other to copy those who did were given special rewards like trips to Moscow
4. Helped create problems and groups would copy his achievements were given access to better equipment this disrupted plans and there was lost of production

Question 4

The growth of the OGPU and NVKD

Answer 4

1. The government uses the police state to streghthen it’s authority with very strict law enforcement which restricts basic rights along side monitoring the basic behaviour of the population.
2. Stalin believed that using police was key to making Russians obey his rules

Question 5

The OGPU

Answer 5

1 would take random unsuspecting people from the streets or some would be reported for anti party behavior.

2. Would arrest people at the early hours of the morning and take them for integration
3. Confession of guilt were often extracted from innocent people due alleged crimes against the state and would send an example.