31 - High Stalinism And The "Cult Of Personality" Flashcards
What was Stalin portrayed as before and during the war in Russia? What did he embody?
Leader
The nation
What was Stalin increasingly recognised as after victory in 1945?
“The father of the peoples of the USSR”
What was Stalin the Georgian portrayed as? Who were 3 heroes he was portrayed as following?
A great Russian
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Lenin
Whose birthday was the biggest in the Soviet calendar? What was carried around in Red Square, Moscow?
Stalin’s
Flags with his image on
When did Stalin’s “cult of personality” reach its height? What was Stalin portrayed as?
Post-war
A “man of the people”
What was suspended in the sky over Moscow on Stalin’s 70th birthday? How was it lit up at night?
Stalin’s portrait
Search lights
When was Stalin’s death announced? Who would’ve rejoiced at this?
March 1953
Prisoners in labour camps
What was present in Russia following Stalin’s death announcement? What was considered to be alarming about Stalin’s death?
Widespread and genuine grief
Future prospects without Stalin
Who had been Russia’s saviour during the war? What did he represent in Russia?
Stalin
Stability
What did poet Yevtushenko write about Stalin’s death?
“All Russia wept. So did I.”
What was Sakharov overcome by following Stalin’s death? What did he become critical of later on?
“The great man’s death”
Soviet regime
What did Sakharov realise about the Stalinist system post-Stalin? Who was Stalin buried next to?
The extent of the system’s deceit
Lenin
Who became increasingly frail in their later years? What had they not attempted to prepare?
Stalin
A successor
Who did Stalin continue to have play off one another for the Party leadership? What did Stalin encourage?
Ministers
Rivalry
When was a Party Congress finally called? What 2 members of the Politburo made speeches?
1952
Malenkov and Khrushchev
