Media Propagada and Religion

Media, Propaganda and Religion 

• Decree On Press in 1917, closed anti communist newspapers
• Nationalised communications in 1917, gave them more control 
• by 1921 2000 papers closed down 
• Cult Of Lenin Flourished 
• Glavlit set up in 1922, got rid of all of the politically dangerous books
• Under Stalin propaganda went under Socialist Realism, such as The Worker ANd The Collective Farm Woman. 1937 
• All bad news was banned under stalin, such as famine in the Ukraine 
• Under Khruskchev media was better, Consumer Magazines flourished, Rabotnisa 
• Films such as Ballad of A soldier, 1959 focused not…