Today you are going to look at Soviet Culture under Stalin.
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Let’s see how culture and propaganda were used by Stalin to manipulate and control the population…
Soviet Culture. (3:09 minutes long)
2.
In 1936 a new constitution was set up by Stalin. On paper, it made Russia the world’s most democratic country!
New Soviet Constitution. (2:19 minutes long)
3.
The information about “Propaganda and Official Culture” , “Religion and Nationalities”, “A New Constitution”, all on p.30. (PLUS: “The 1923 Constitution”. It is on p.18, and not p.15 as it says in your booklet…!)
4.
It is clear that Stalin controlled every aspect of life in the Soviet Union. How did he manage to do so. The table below shed light on Stalin’s methods of control.
(Jot down ideas for an explanation of each of the main methods used by Stalin, by using relevant bulleted points.)
SOLUTION
5.
p.46-47: “Communist Society and culture under Stalin’s rule” (Sources with questions…)
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“Communist Society and Culture under Stalin’s rule”, p.46-47.
Now answer the following questions:
The tasks on pages 48-52 guide one through the sources. It may be very helpful (in answering the source questions above) to first do the tasks on these pages!
Question 1.
What do Sources A and B reveal about religion in the USSR?
Question 2.
What impression of Soviet education does Source G give?
Question 3.
How useful are Sources G, E and F in helping the historian to understand what pupils were taught at school?
Question 4.
What can the historian learn from Sources H and I about the aims of theater and Drama in the USSR?
Remember to give evidence, in the form of short quotes, to back-up your statements!
7.
Stalin Nostalgia – Russia. (15:26 minutes long)
You can also WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS to get a better understanding of life in Soviet Russia:
Russian elders describe their life in the USSR. (6:37 minutes long)
The ULTIMATE Truth About The SOVIET UNION! (10:55 minutes long)
10 Brutal Realities of Life in Stalin’s Soviet Union. (13:26 minutes long)
What Life in the Soviet Union was like. (12:31 minutes long)
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