The Cult of Lenin, After Lenin Flashcards

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1
Q

AS SOON AS HE WAS BURIED, Lenin was being hailed as __________

Endless amounts of __________

A

Hero of Revolution

Images in papers, statues, films

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Lenin’s cult was used to _________________ his commitment to the Revolution

A

Motivate the population to imitate

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Q

Striking example of USING Lenin for POLITICAL PURPOSES

A

Embalming his body for display in the mausoleum in Red Square

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4
Q

When was Petrograd renamed Leningrad? (in honour of revolution’s achievements)

A

1924

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At the time of Lenin’s death, there was a wave of support for him (can be seen in the long queues to see his body)

A

The Soviet government could build on this

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So… why was the cult of personality used successively by individual leaders?

A

To support their claim to be legitimate heirs of Lenin and the order

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Stalin used the cult of Lenin to actively promote himself as __________, useful in supporting his succession claim

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The defender of Lenin’s work

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