Transcript L8 Cult of personality

Title: Cult of Personality
Who is this guy? Why does it
relate to today’s topic?
Boris Nemtsov
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND
INFLUENCE PEOPLE
STALIN AND THE CULT OF PERSONALITY
How popular was Stalin and
his policies?
» Support for Stalin was manufactured
» Or was it?
OPPRESSION
» The hardships of industrialisation, the
Terror and the Purges could mean
only one thing…
PROPAGANDA
» CONSENT WAS MANUFACTURED
» Or was it?
A TWO-WAY THING
» The regime mobilize support from
above but…
» Also responded to public opinion
CULT OF PERSONALITY
» The development of a cult of personality
indicated that propaganda was being used
as a tool by the leadership rather than
serving the needs of socialism.
Stick in the source that I
have given you.
1. Annotate it (what do you see)
2. What does this mean (what you
can infer)
3. Any questions that you have about
the poster
TWO CULTS NOT ONE!
» LENIN: Hailed as hero of the
revolution after his death
» Images appeared everywhere newspapers, statues, films
» Why?
CONTINUITY?
» Stalin used the cult and portrayed
himself as Lenin’s worthy successor.
SECOND CULT
» ‘Stalin is the Lenin of Today.’
» Portrayed as the savior of socialism
against capitalist elements ready to
undermine the revolution.
VOZHD (the boss)
» Propaganda highlighted Stalin as a
man of the people ( but responsible
for the achievements of the Soviet
Union)
Stalin the Worker
Stalin the Peasant
Stalin the Leader
Advantages
» Focus of loyalty
» Made use of traditional Russian
attitudes
Worksheet: Answer the
questions on cult of
personality
Fact files
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Define the word
How did Stalin use it?
Why did he use it?
Was it successful?
Next lesson
I am not here. This does not mean that
you have no work to do.
Write this question in your book:
Why did Stalin create a cult of
personality in the USSR in the thirties?
Stick in the mark scheme
QC. Why did Stalin create a cult of personality in the USSR in the
thirties? Explain your answer
Simple or generalised statements of causation – The candidate makes statements
which lack any supporting contextual knowledge or makes unsupported
generalisations: Level 1
Developed statements of causation – The candidate supports their statement with
relevant contextual knowledge: Level 2
Developed explanation of causation – An explanation of more than one factor
supported by selected knowledge. One explained factor should be marked at the top of
Level 3.
Why did Stalin create a cult
of personality?
How many clearly
explained points do you
need?
» AT LEAST TWO
If you finish in time
» Peer mark someone’s work and I will
look over it when I mark.
» If you finish this also, you must do
some revision.
I will be collecting the
books next Tuesday.