2.2.5
Propaganda
Arts and Propaganda
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.
1The End of Tsardom
1.1Russia's Economy & Society
1.2Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court
2Lenin's New Society
2.1The Provisional Government
2.2The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship
3Stalin's USSR
3.1Stalin the Dictator
3.2Stalin's Modernisation of the USSR
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1The End of Tsardom
1.1Russia's Economy & Society
1.2Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court
2Lenin's New Society
2.1The Provisional Government
2.2The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship
3Stalin's USSR
3.1Stalin the Dictator
3.2Stalin's Modernisation of the USSR
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