★ Stalin's Cult of Personality Flashcards
★ What was the art movement in the Soviet Union called?
★ Socialist Realism
★ How did Stalin grow his Cult of Personality
★ Art & Literature: “The History of The All-Union Communist Party” published as the main historical textbook in 1938, showed Stalin assuming a major role in the October Revolution
★ Doctored Photos: Removed Stalin’s enemies and placed himself at Lenin’s side as his successor
★ Propaganda: People placed ‘Red Corners’ in their houses dedicated to Stalin
★ Terror: Purges
★ What impact did Stalin’s Cult of Personality have on writers?
★ All writers had to be apart of a Union of Soviet Writers
★ Frame of reference for writers was laid down by Andrei Zhdanov
★ Expected to glorify the working man
★ What was one famous novel created by Nikolai Ostrovsky?
★ How the Steel was Tempered
★ What culture was promoted in Socialist Realism?
★ Folk culture
★ Traditional peasant art and craft was praised and museums of folklore were created
★ Folk choirs and dancing troupes appeared
★ How did Stalin use propaganda?
★ Hardships associated with economic change were romanticised
★ ‘ Worker Hero ‘
★ Female Stakhanovites praised
★ Pavlik Morozov: denounced his father as a kulak and was killed was used as an example of a Socialist sacrifice
★ How was Stalin presented after Hitler’s defeat?
★ Diety and a supreme, omnipotent leader
★ How was Stalin presented after Hitler’s defeat?
★ Diety and a supreme, omnipotent leader
★ What happened to Stalin’s Childhood home?
★ Made into a shrine of worship
★ What did Socialist Realism promote?
★ Stalin’s humanity (holding children), active participation in the lives of ordinary people and glorified his place in history
★ What were the three main ways that people perceived Stalin?
★ Benefactor: Gratitude for everything Stalin has done
★ Traditional defender of the people: Seen as a trusted father figure, any problems were due to incompetent officials
★ Charismatic leaders: Stalin the demi-god with super-human wisdom
