We are all aware of what lengths some nations will go to with their propaganda to
persuade their nation to believe what they want them to believe. Communism in the Soviet
Union was based extremely upon the Marxism- Leninism theory. Marxism- Leninism is an
ideology which combines Marxism and Leninism. Marxism is concepts theorized by Karl Marx.
Leninism is theoretical expansions of Marxism by Vladimir Lenin. During the time in which
communism started in Soviet Russia, what used to be seen as daily occurrences began to change.
The Bolsheviks took control of just about every aspect of the people under their reign’s lives.
The Soviet Union manipulated everything from radio to different ideological themes. There was
an important theme …show more content…
Children, like soft wax, are very malleable and they should be
molded into good Communists….To oblige the mother to give her child to the Soviet state, that
is our task.” Children that were born after the revolution were strictly told not to be like their
parents, and to build a utopia of brotherhood and justice. The Soviets also used the radio to reach
the more uneducated or less wealthy people.
During World War II, radio was used to propagandize Germany and POW’s were
brought onto the radio to say that they were still alive. Not only was the radio used during this
time period, but many other mediums of propaganda were used in the Soviet Union. A prime
example of propaganda used by the Soviets is posters. Posters were easy to make and quickly
showed what their propaganda was trying to say. An example of a quote used on a poster during
the time of Soviet communism is, “To have more we must produce more, to produce more we
must know more.” This poster is saying that the people needed to produce more products for the
Soviet Union and they would learn or gather more information.
Art, much like Adolf Hitler and his obsession with modern art, was a factor in the
persuade their nation to believe what they want them to believe. Communism in the Soviet
Union was based extremely upon the Marxism- Leninism theory. Marxism- Leninism is an
ideology which combines Marxism and Leninism. Marxism is concepts theorized by Karl Marx.
Leninism is theoretical expansions of Marxism by Vladimir Lenin. During the time in which
communism started in Soviet Russia, what used to be seen as daily occurrences began to change.
The Bolsheviks took control of just about every aspect of the people under their reign’s lives.
The Soviet Union manipulated everything from radio to different ideological themes. There was
an important theme …show more content…
Children, like soft wax, are very malleable and they should be
molded into good Communists….To oblige the mother to give her child to the Soviet state, that
is our task.” Children that were born after the revolution were strictly told not to be like their
parents, and to build a utopia of brotherhood and justice. The Soviets also used the radio to reach
the more uneducated or less wealthy people.
During World War II, radio was used to propagandize Germany and POW’s were
brought onto the radio to say that they were still alive. Not only was the radio used during this
time period, but many other mediums of propaganda were used in the Soviet Union. A prime
example of propaganda used by the Soviets is posters. Posters were easy to make and quickly
showed what their propaganda was trying to say. An example of a quote used on a poster during
the time of Soviet communism is, “To have more we must produce more, to produce more we
must know more.” This poster is saying that the people needed to produce more products for the
Soviet Union and they would learn or gather more information.
Art, much like Adolf Hitler and his obsession with modern art, was a factor in the