SOVIET PROPAGANDA
D. Moor, Proletarians of all
countries, unite!, 1919
V. Kulagina, 8 Million tons of pig
iron, 1931
Soviet propaganda encouraging
workers to produce greater
amounts of iron for the communist
cause.
Viktor Deni, 1920
Capital: I will crush Soviet Russia
in my fist!!! But... it only clenches
its fist in impotent anger!
The red flag in the left image says
'Soviet Russia', the flags in the
right image 'Soviet'.
VN. Dolgorukov, Full spead ahead
for the fourth and final year of the
Five Year Plan!, 1931
Stalin’s series of 5 Year Plans
were attempts to industrialise the
communist revolution.
How do you think this might
compare to the efforts on Animal
Farm?
S. Mirzoyan, A. Ivanov, Help build
the gigantic factories, 1929
SS. Senkin, Under Lenin's banner
for the second Five Year Plan!,
1931
E. Mirzoev, 1938
December 5
(Lithography, 89x60 cm., inv.nr. BG
E11/935)
A giant Stalin amid Azerbaijani
peoples celebrating the
anniversary of the introduction of
the new constitution of the Soviet
Union
Sirocenqo, 1938
Long live the great Stalin!
A parade, tanks, military airplanes
and soldiers: Stalin may be smiling
friendly, but war preparations are
in full swing
Now it is YOUR turn!
Step 1: Find the definition and one
contemporary examples of
‘propaganda’.
Step 2: Complete the chart, finding
examples of propaganda within
the text (keep an eye out for how
some slogans change).
Step 3: Choose one example of
propaganda from the text and
create a propaganda poster. The
poster will need to show: a slogan,
a compelling visual image and be
A4 size or larger.