PPT-How did Stalin use the cult of personality to establish and

LO To assess the role of censorship and propaganda in maintaining Stalinism Origins of the Cult This started as early as December 1929 The party and the media began consciously to build up Stalin as a . L/O – To evaluate the impact of the Cult of Personality. Was the Cult ‘genuine’?. Stalin received . adulation. on a scale and intensity that few leaders have known and, according to Robert Service, he had a ‘. Higgins O’Brien. Spring 2012. The authors define a cult as a “loosely structured and unconventional form of religious group, whose members are held together by a charismatic leader who mobilizes their loyalty around some new religious cause”. 39 Stalin Stalin OVERVIEW J leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, employed terror, repression, and execution to maintain his control over the Soviet people. Fami motivations for this project. eternal problem of documentation for Chinese temple cults. partly quantitative problem. normative info. lack of concrete (local, personalized) info in most sources. Lord Guan relative exception. Yezhov. was relieved from his post as head of the NKVD and shot. . Lavrenty. Beria, a fellow Georgian and Stalin confidant, succeeded him as head of the NKVD. WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF THE PURGES ON THE SOVIET UNION?. L/O – To assess the significance of opposition to Stalin before 1934 . Stalin’s Russia: . 1924-1953. Origins and Rise of Stalin. Historical Context of Stalin’s Rise. Key Stages of the Power Struggle. Stalin Takes Power. When Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin took power. He led the USSR through World War II and died in 1953. . By 1928, established himself as absolute dictator.. Totalitarian State. in the Roman World. a Thomas Barto presentation. The Origins of the Cult. Like many mystery cults, considered an “Eastern religion”. Connections to the Indo-European . Mitra. , worshipped in Persia and North India. Recap.. The struggle for power. Industry and the five year plans. Agriculture and collectivisation. the purges. The cult of personality. Recap. When Lenin died in 1924, he had been very successful in imposing a communist dictatorship in Russia.. Constituent Assembly. War Communism. Cheka. War on Factions. Revolt and Response. Kronstadt. Rebellion. New Economic Policy (NEP). Stalin’s Rise to Power. Deification of Lenin. Power Struggle. Party Politics. Russia . . Describe how Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union. (4) . Why did Stalin have many people murdered and imprisoned in the 1930s? (6). By 1941, how far was the USSR stronger as a result of Stalin’s policies? (10 ). A government that takes . total control . over every aspect of public AND private life.. People give up liberty for a . sense. of security.. Need a dynamic leader to pull it off. Stalin. Mao. Hitler. Engelsina. became a minor celebrity, but her parents weren’t so lucky. Her father ‘disappeared’ and when her mother protested she was sent into exile where she died. However, when Stalin himself . A film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase, an elaborate subculture that engage in repeated viewings, quoting dialogue, and audience participation.