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Stalin
4.2 - The cult of personality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During the 1930s, what had Stalin increasingly done? | Used his control of the government to present himself in a favourable light. |
| What was the image Stalin created of himself? | A caring, friendly leader. |
| Who were told that they must produce works in praise of Stalin's achievements? | Writers, film-makers and artists. |
| What were writers, film-makers and artists told? | That they must produce works in praise of Stalin's achievements. |
| What was history re-written to do? | Give Stalin an important role under Lenin in the early days of communism. |
| What was done to give Stalin an important role under Lenin in the early days of communism? | History was re-written. |
| What happened to dissenters (going against the common views)? | They were punished. |
| Give an example of a dissenter being punished, what happened? | The writer Solzhenitsyn, who criticised Stalin's rule and was sentenced to 8 years in one of Stalin's labour camps. |
| What were musicians expected to do? | Compose popular pieces celebrating the achievements of the Soviet workforce in the modernisation of the country. |
| What were common? | Propaganda posters featuring Stalin and happy Russian workers. |
| Why were propaganda posters featuring Stalin and happy Russian workers common? | Visual images helped to spread the desired message of happy workers striving for success. |
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