2.2.5

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.

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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.
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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’.
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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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