The development of the Stalin cult

Question 1

how did the cult of Stalin develop

Answer 1

every new initiative was sold as the work of the all-knowing leader
portraits showed Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin bringing enlightenment to the Russian people

Question 2

what was the history of the all-union communist party

Answer 2

main historical textbook for all educational institutions in 1938
Stalin assumed major role in Oct rev
Trotsky and other Bolsheviks portrayed as enemies of the people

Question 3

literature under Stalin

Answer 3

from 1932 all writers had to belong to the union of soviet writers
exerted control over what was written and who was allowed to write
Zhdanov laid down a frame of reference for writers in 1934 - works were expected to glorify the working man and messages conveyed were to be optimistic and positive

Question 4

arts under Stalin

Answer 4

painters and art critics were required to join the union of artists which controlled what was created and who was allowed to create
non-membership meant artistic isolation with no opportunity for commissions or the sale of work

Question 5

what was socialist realism

Answer 5

truthfully historically concreate representation of reality in its revolutionary development
writers and artists were not to represent soviet life as it was at that time but to show what it might become

Question 6

military illusions in propaganda

Answer 6

collectivisation of agriculture termed a full scale socialist offensive on all front