Stalin's government/cult/attitude to FP Flashcards
What did S believe was an advantage he had for his success to government?
His central position and “bureaucratic centralism”
What was a crime against the party?
Factionalism
What is a faction?
A group of challenging voices within a political party
What was S’s government argued to be?
A continuation of Lenin’s
What policy was government based on?
Divide and rule
What was driving force of government and how?
Fear- secret police OGPU, forced labour camps and loyal henchmen feared S and each other
Who’s support did S rely on?
Lower level party members
What did S rely heavily on for his cult?
Propaganda which were normally images of happy, productive workers who supported collectivisation and industrialisation
Name a slogan of Stalins’s.
Stalin is the Lenin of today
How did S help establish L cult?
Turned L tomb into shrine and had body embalmed
What was S main aim in FP?
Keep Russia safe and build socialism in one country
Who was chief representative of FP?
Georgii Chicherin
Who was deputy representative?
Litvinov
