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Propaganda

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Arts and Propaganda

Using Agitprop (Agitation and Propaganda Section of the Central Committee Secretariat of the Communist Party), the communists tried to influence people through art and propaganda.

New forms of art

New forms of art

  • Art which put the workers at its centre was encouraged.
  • New forms of art such as Futurism emerged, experimenting with geometric and spatial forms.
  • Art and culture came increasingly under the political control of the Communist party.
Glavit

Glavit

  • ‘Glavit’ (the government censorship office) ensured that literature was in keeping with the communist message.
  • The Russian Association of Proletarian Writers (RAPP) had control over censorship from 1925, and they promoted a movement called ‘socialist realism’.
Film and music

Film and music

  • Propaganda films were shown for free to factory workers, including films about the origins of the Soviet Union.
  • Many composers, particularly classical composers left Russia because their music was viewed as old fashioned.
    • The Russian Association of Proletarian Musicians (RAPM) was responsible for the censorship of music.
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Russia's Economy & Society

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Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court

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Lenin's New Society

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The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship

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Stalin's USSR

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Stalin the Dictator

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    What is an example of an artistic movement that emerged in the USSR?Multiple choice
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    Which artistic movement experimented with shape space in the USSR in the 1920s AD?Multiple choice
  3. 3
    Which of the following are correct of art and culture in the USSR?True / false
  4. 4
    Music in the USSR:Fill in the list
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