The Development of the Stalin Cult and Socialist Realism

These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture notes on the development of the Stalin cult, socialist realism in literature, art, and other forms of propaganda in the Soviet Union.

Stalin dominated every aspect of Soviet life, and his cult of personality was __ from above.

manufactured

Every achievement in the Soviet Union was attributed to __.

Stalin

The official Soviet newspapers that fed daily incidents of Stalin's brilliance included and .

Pravda and Izvestiya

Stalin referred to Soviet writers as '__ of the human soul'.

engineers

Artists were expected to illustrate a vision of a __ state in their works.

future socialist

The __ Union of Writers was formed in 1934 to enforce socialist realism.

Soviet

Novels during this time glorified the __ worker.

ordinary

Maxim Gorky praised Stalin's __ Plans in his works.

Five-Year

Writers such as Boris Pasternak faced constant danger for not conforming to the regime's wishes, while __ was eventually expelled from the Soviet Union.

Solzhenitsyn

The Union of Architects was founded in __ to celebrate socialist architecture.

1931

The building of the Moscow Metro, completed in __, was designed as a series of palaces.

1935

The Union of Soviet Composers, established in __, banned certain types of music such as jazz.

1932

By the 1930s, __ became increasingly popular for government announcements.

radios

Stalin ensured that films reflected the concerns of the regime, including documentaries about the successes of the __ Plans.

Five-Year

The All Union Cooperative of Workers in Representational Art was formed in __.

1929