Cult of Personality and Socialist Realism

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What was art like before Stalin's reform?
Art was deliberately experimental and full of abstract paintings.
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What was a famous piece of 1920's art called?
'Black Square' by Kasimir Malevich
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What was the name of the first electronic instrument?
In the 1920's. The thermin, Lenin even tried to learn to play it himself.
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When was Soviet art revolutionised to Stalins ideals?
In 1930
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What was the name of the Act that passed Literature reorganisation? When was this done?
April 1932, 'Decree on the Reformation of Literary-Artistic Organisations'
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What was the name of the meeting that brought wirters together and when did they meet?
The All-Union Congress or Soviet Writers in 1934. They officially adopted Socialist Realism as the new Soviet style.
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What novel did the Socialist Realism writers like?
'Cement' about the stuggles of a cement factory worker.
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What did Socialist Realism help do?
It helped to sell government economic and social policy to the Russian people.
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What was the All-Union Co-operative?
It worked the same way as the five year plans, setting targets for the number of works of art they were expected to do produce and the subject matter.
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What happened in July 1930?
200 artists were sent to work on collective farms and five year plan construction sights for 2 months, they were supposed to record the heroic work they witnessed.
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What was the KPDI?
Under the leadership of Yezhov, they began to purge soviet artists.
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What sculptures were created?
The new ball-bearing factory sculpture created in 1930's.
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Name the very famous painting?
Voting to expel the Kulak from the Collective Farm and 'They are writing about us in the Pravada" which depicts happy peasants easting a plentiful meal while a party worker reads to them from the Pravada.
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Who did Stalin commision to build more buildings?
Union of Soviet Architects to redesign russias cities.1935 general plan for the reconstruction of Moscow. The Moscow Metro stations were designed like palaces, decorated from marble and illuminated with crystal chandeliers.
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When was soviet History re-written? What did Stalin create?
In the late 1930's? He created the myth of two leaders putting himself alongside Lenin, which greatly empasised the role of Stalin in the early days. Stalin was the 'Lenin of today'.
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How did Stalin erase enemies from history?
He removed people like Trotsky out of 'The short Biorgraphy of Stalin' and 'The History of the All-Union communist party'. Photographs were altered for example 'White sea Canal' where Yagoda had to be painted out.
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