Stalin Cult Flashcards
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Cult of Personality
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not evident in rise lacked charisma = underrated promo CofL 1920s = humble successor
grew after 50th bday Dec 1929 leading coms wrote praising articles = paintings & posters
only fully estab 1933 didnt reach height until after ww2
portrayed as infalliable leader, sure guide M, E & L succ & true Bol
2
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Cult Components
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revelled in it & could have stopped if wanted to
portrayed as L’s heir in paintings etc - works dedicated to him to acknow his genius
inner circle assoc w/ cult cities & f’s named after them
borrowed little father image from tsar
enlarged role in rev downplayed / erased rivals
3
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Propaganda
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