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The Cult of personality
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cultofpersonality
russia
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The Cult of personality
Education
Stalin labelled a hero in history books
Disgraced party members were taken out of history books
Children expected(virtually compulsory) to join 'Young Pioneers'
Children learnt of communist ideology
Formed youth -evaluate new recruits
Propaganda
Pictures, poster and statues calling him a hero were everywhere
Stalin squares, avenues... in every town
Regular processions praising Stalin
Radio loudspeakers proclaiming greatness of communism were set up in towns+cities
Religion
Banned- people encouraged to worship Stalin
Culture and Arts
Everything carefully monitored by NKVD
Poets and playwrights praised Stalin and communism
Patriotic films
Soviet stars were looked for, old, none-soviet ones disregarded
Some stars said to like communism even though didn't
Music had to present perfect party lines
Speeches
Stalin was a good speaker and his speeches often exaggerated how well Russia was doing
Re-wrote history
History re-written so Lenin and Stalin were the only real heroes of the 1921 Revolution
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