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Fear - see the Purges |
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Propaganda and Official Culture: |
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Stalin was worshiped as a leader |
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Pictures and statues of him were everywhere |
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Places were named after him |
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People had to clap when his name was mentioned. |
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2) Culture and Censorship: |
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Writers, artists, film makers and even composers had to support the government by following the policy of Socialist realism. |
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Writers had to be members of the Party controlled Union of Soviet workers. |
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Books which did not follow the party line were destroyed. |
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3) Education |
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Text books were altered and photographs of purged party officials were covered up. |
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Children were taught that Stalin was the ‘Great Leader’ |
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Education became stricter - Stalin insisted on uniform tests and examinations |
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4) Religion |
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Stalin continued the attack on religions started after the revolution, Stalin used the League of Atheists to crush religious belief. |
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Christian leaders were imprisoned and churches closed down |
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Muslim mosques and schools were closed and pilgrimages to Mecca were banned. |
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5) National identities |
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Persecution of Muslims were also an attack on national ways of life |
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Campaign against Kulaks removed millions of people from national minorities living in rural areas. |
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In the 1930’s a policy of Russification attempted to impose the Russian culture on the USSR |
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6) A New constitution 1936 |
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USSR consisted of 11 republics |
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Elections were to be by secret ballot |
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Stalin held posts of First secretary of the party and chairman of the politburo |