Control of the people, 1917-85

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What was Lenin's view on media?
Viewed media as central to advancing revolution and ensuring communists power.
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Give 3 measures to do w/ the media that Lenin introduced to establish control
Decree on the press 1917 = govt could close counter revolutionary newspapers. ROSTA, 1918 = gave state control of advertising / reporting. Glavlit, 1922 = professional censors to examine books for anti communist ideas.
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What papers did Lenin censor?
Initially, closed down papers that supported Tsar / provisional govt. Soon closed down opposition socialist ones. 1921 = complete control of media.
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What was propaganda like under Lenin?
V experimental Klutsis used photomontage, creating posters advertising Lenin's electrification plan. ROSTA = films to support revolution
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What was media like under Stalin?
Censorship = tightened. Works of Trotsky = banned. Lenin's words edited to remove any praise about his rivals. Propaganda about workers / peasants building socialism in modern factories / farms.
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Give 2 examples of censorship under Stalin
Nostalgic: WW2 victory in films, books. Made films set in contemporary Russia, focussed on fashionable ppl living in v nice apartments. This stoked desire for consumer goods.
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What kind of stuff did readers send to magazines in Khrushchev's era?
Allowed ppl to express thoughts on non political subjects. e.g. 'The Women Worker' exposed social problems. complained about alcoholism, domestic violence, inequality.
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What was propaganda like under Khrushchev?
Sarcastic cartoons allowed. e.g. Krokodil was a magazine that poked fun at men that turned up late to parades. Censorship relaxed
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What was media like under Brezhnev?
Nostalgic: WW2 victory in films, books. Made films set in contemporary Russia, focussed on fashionable ppl living in v nice apartments. This stoked desire for consumer goods.
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Decree on the press 1917 = govt could close counter revolutionary newspapers. ROSTA, 1918 = gave state control of advertising / reporting. Glavlit, 1922 = professional censors to examine books for anti communist ideas.

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